Description : The consistency index of a soil is defined as the ratio of (A) Liquid limit plus the natural water content to the plasticity index of the soil (B) Liquid limit minus the natural water content to ... (D) Natural water content of a soil plus its plastic limit to the plasticity index of the soil
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as (A) Liquid limit (B) Plastic limit (C) Shrinkage limit (D) Plasticity index
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) In soils, the flow index indicates variation in shear strength with water content (B) Liquid limit minus plastic limit, is known as plasticity ... Plastic limit minus shrinkage limit, is known as shrinkage index of the soil (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The numerical difference between the liquid limit and plastic limit of a soil is known as a) Liquidity index b) Plasticity index * c) Shrinkage index d) Consistency index
Last Answer : b) Plasticity index *
Description : The plasticity index is the numerical difference between (A) Liquid limit and plastic limit (B) Plastic limit and shrinkage limit (C) Liquid limit and shrinkage limit (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Liquid limit and plastic limit
Description : The liquidity index is defined as a ratio expressed as percentage of (A) Plastic limit minus the natural water content, to its plasticity index (B) Natural water content minus its plastic limit ... to its plasticity index (D) Liquid limit minus the natural water content to the plasticity index
Last Answer : (B) Natural water content minus its plastic limit to its plasticity index
Description : Plasticity index is defined as the range of water content between (A) Liquid and plastic limit (B) Plastic limit and semi solid limit (C) Semi-solid limit and liquid limit (D) Liquid limit and solid limit
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The range of water content between the liquid limit and plastic limit is called plasticity index (B) The ratio of the liquid limit minus ... content minus its plastic limit to its plasticity index is called liquidity index (D) All the above
Description : The group index for a soil, whose liquid limit is 40 percent, plasticity index is 10 percent and percentage passing 75 micron IS sieve (A) 0 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 7
Description : Plasticity index represents the range of water content between a) Liquid and plastic limit * b) Plastic limit and semi solid limit c) Semisolid Limit and liquid limit d) Liquid limit and solid limit.
Last Answer : a) Liquid and plastic limit *
Description : Define Liquid limit, Plastic Limit, Shrinkage limit and Plasticity index.
Last Answer : Liquid limit (WL) - It is minimum water content at which two separated grooved soil parts mixed together under 25 blows of casagrande's liquid limit apparatus; is called as liquid limit. Plastic limit (Wp ... difference between the liquid limit (WL) and plastic limit (Wp). IP = WL - Wp
Description : In soils having same values of plasticity index, if liquid limit is increased, then (A) Compressibility and permeability decrease and dry strength increases (B) Compressibility, ... permeability and dry strength increase (D) Compressibility and permeability increase and dry strength decreases
Description : The consistency index of soil is a) (Natural water content - liquid limit) / plasticity index b) (Natural water content - liquid limit )/ liquidity index c) (Liquid limit - natural water content)/ consistency index d) (Liquid limit - natural water content)/plasticity index*
Last Answer : d) (Liquid limit - natural water content)/plasticity index*
Description : The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes (A) Decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index (B) Decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index ... in both liquid limit and plasticity index (D) Increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : A soil sample has passing 0.075 mm sieve = 60% liquid limit = 65% and plastic limit = 40%. The group index of the soil, is (A) 5 (B) 20 (C) 40 (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : If the natural moisture content, the liquid limit and plastic limit of a soil sample are stated as 30.5%, 42.5% and 22.5% respectively, the ratio of liquidity index and plastic index, is (A) (B) ½ (C) 2 (D) 2½
Description : The compression index of a soil (A) Decreases with an increase in the liquid limit (B) Increases with an increase in the liquid limit (C) Decreases with an increase in the plastic limit (D) Is not related with plastic limit
Description : the plasticity index of a soil mass is zero, the soil is (A) Sand (B) Silt (C) Clay (D) Clayey silt
Last Answer : (A) Sand
Description : The property of soil which allows it to be deformed rapidly, without rupture, without elastic rebound and without volume change is known as a) Porosity b) Plasticity* c) Stiffness d) Plastic limit
Last Answer : b) Plasticity*
Description : To provide inverted filter to improve the hearing capacity of soil the plasticity index of blanketing material should not be greater than a) 15* b) 20 c) 27 d) 35
Last Answer : a) 15*
Description : According to Atterberg, the soil is said to be of medium plasticity if the plasticity index PI is (A) 0 < PI < 7 (B) 7< PI < 17 (C) 17 < PI 27
Last Answer : (B) 7< PI < 17
Description : Pick up the correct statement about silt soil from the following: (A) The silt soil has particle size from 0.02 mm to 0.06 mm (B) In organic fine grained silt soil possesses no ... The least plastic type normally consists of more or less equidimensional grains of quartz (D) All the above
Description : The maximum water content at which a reduction in water content does not cause a decrease in volume of a soil mass, is known (A) Liquid limit (B) Plastic limit (C) Shrinkage limit (D) Permeability limit
Last Answer : (C) Shrinkage limit
Description : The minimum water content at which the soil retains its liquid state and also possesses a small shearing strength against flowing, is known (A) Liquid limit (B) Plastic limit (C) Shrinkage limit (D) Permeability limit
Last Answer : (A) Liquid limit
Description : The minimum water content at which the soil just begins to crumble when rolled into threads 3 mm in diameter, is known (A) Liquid limit (B) Plastic limit (C) Shrinkage limit (D) Permeability limit
Last Answer : (B) Plastic limit
Description : The water content in a soil sample when it continues to loose weight without loosing the volume, is called (A) Shrinkage limit (B) Plastic limit (C) Liquid limit (D) Semi-solid limit
Description : If the natural water content of soil mass lies between its liquid limit and plastic limit, the soil mass is said to be in (A) Liquid state (B) Plastic state (C) Semisolid state (D) Solid state
Description : Which of the following are true about plasticity? a) Permanent Deformation b) Ability to retain deformation under load or after removal of load c) Plastic deformation is greater than elastic deformation d) All of the mentioned
Last Answer : d) All of the mentioned
Description : Define plasticity index and classify soil on its basis.
Last Answer : a) Plasticity index (Ip) It is give measure of degree of plasticity of soil. It is difference be liquid limit and plastic limit Ip = WL - Wp Greater plasticity index, the greater is degree of plasticity of the soil. ... based on Ip i) Non plastic soil If wp = o Ip = wL ii) Plastic soil
Description : Which of the following soils has more plasticity index? (A) Sand (B) Silt (C) Clay (D) Gravel
Last Answer : (C) Clay
Description : Toughness index is defined as the ratio of (A) Plasticity index to consistency index (B) Plasticity index to flow index (C) Liquidity index to flow index (D) Consistency index to liquidity index
Last Answer : (B) Plasticity index to flow index
Description : Critical shear stress of cohesive sediment (a) Decreases with the void ratio for a given plasticity index (b) Increases with the plasticity index for a given void ratio (c) Increases with shear strength for a given clay content (d) All of the above.
Last Answer : (c) Increases with shear strength for a given clay content
Description : The minimum water content at which a reduction in water content will not cause a decrease in the volume of a soil mass is known as a) Plastic limit b) Shrinkage limit* c) Liquid limit d) Consistency limit
Last Answer : b) Shrinkage limit*
Description : If the material of the base of the Casagrande liquid limit device on which the cup containing soil paste drops is softer than the standard hard rubber, then (A) The liquid limit of soil always increases ... (C) The liquid limit of soil may increase (D) The liquid limit of soil may decrease
Description : The value of compression index for a remoulded sample whose liquid limit is 50% is (A) 0.028 (B) 0.28 (C) 036 (D) 0.036
Last Answer : (B) 0.28
Description : The liquid limit and plastic limit exist in (A) Sandy soils (B) Silty soils (C) Gravel soils (D) Clay soils
Last Answer : (D) Clay soils
Description : To provide inverted filter to improve the bearing capacity of soil the liquid limit of blanketing material should not be greater than a) 5 b) 20 c) 27 d) 35
Last Answer : d) 35
Description : Pick up the incorrect definition from the following: (A) Ratio of the compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of remoulded soil, is known as the sensitivity of the soil sample (B) The ... content at which a soil flows, is known plastic limit of the soil (D) None of these
Description : The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil (A) Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio (B) Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit (C) Increases ... increase in the initial voids ratio (D) Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil
Description : The property of a soil which allows it to be deformed rapidly without rupture, elastic rebound and also a volume change, is known (A) Porosity (B) Plasticity (C) Permeability (D) Ductility
Description : Assume that a firm has accurately calculated the net cash flows relating to two mutua lly exclusive investment proposals. If the net present value of both proposals exceed zero and the firm is ... maximize shareholder wealth and, since the projects are mutually exclusive, we can only take one
Last Answer : D. accept the proposal that has the largest NPV since the goal of the firm is to maximize shareholder wealth and, since the projects are mutually exclusive, we can only take one
Description : When stress is increased beyond elastic limit and material is permanently changed this property is a) Permanent stress b) Elasticity c) Yield strength d) Plasticity
Last Answer : d) Plasticity
Description : Define: (i) Water content (ii) Plasticity index
Last Answer : (i) Water It is the ratio of weight of water to weight of soil solids, measured in percentage, called as water content. (ii) Plasticity Index: It is numerical difference between liquid limit and plastic limit values of one particular soil, called as plasticity index.
Description : In a liquid limit test, the moisture content at 10 blows was 70% and that at 100 blows was 20%. The liquid limit of the soil, is (A) 35 % (B) 50 % (C) 65 % (D) None of these
Description : A decrease in water content results in a reduction of the volume of a soil in (A) Liquid state (B) Plastic state (C) Semi solid state (D) All of these
Last Answer : (D) All of these
Description : Voids ratio of a soil mass can (A) Never be greater than unity (B) Be zero (C) Take any value greater than zero (D) Take values between 0 and 1 only
Last Answer : (C) Take any value greater than zero
Description : Skempton's pore pressure coefficient B for saturated soil is (A) 1 (B) Zero (C) Between 0 and 1 (D) Greater than 1
Description : Define: (i) Consistency limit (ii) Liquid limit (iii) Plastic limit (iv) Shrinkage limit
Last Answer : 1. Consistency Limit: The water content at which the soil passes from one state to the another state is called as consistency limit. 2. Liquid Limit: It is defined as the maximum water ... water content at which further reduction in water content will not cause decrease in volume of soil mass.
Description : In the figure below, `bar(MN)` is the diameter of the circle with centre O. `bar(NP)` bisects the `/_ANM`. If `/_ NMA =33^(@)`, then find `/_ ANP`.
Last Answer : In the figure below, `bar(MN)` is the diameter of the circle with centre O. `bar(NP)` bisects the `/_ANM`. If `/_ NMA =33^(@)`, then find `/_ ANP`.
Description : A profitability index (PI) of .92 for a project means that . A. The project's costs (cash outlay) are (is) less than the present value of the project's benefits B. The project's NPV is ... is greater than 1 D. The project returns 92 cents in present value for each current rupee invested (cost)
Last Answer : C. The project's NPV is greater than 1