Description : Valid range for S, the degree of saturation of soil in percentage is (A) S > 0 (B) S < 0 (C) 0 < S < 100 (D) 0 < S < 100
Last Answer : (D) 0 < S < 100
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The ratio of total volume of voids in soil aggregates to the total volume of aggregate, is called Porosity (B) Water retained by the interstices ... (C) Sum of the percentage of specific yield and specific retention is 100 (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called (A) Air content (B) Porosity (C) Percentage air voids (D) Voids ratio
Last Answer : (B) Porosity
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) O.M.C. refers to the moisture corresponding to the maximum point on the moisture content dry density curve (B) The line which shows moisture content dry ... void line (C) The free fall of hammer for compaction is 30.5 cm (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : The ratio of the volume of water present in a given soil mass to the total volume of its voids, is known (A) Porosity (B) Void ratio (C) Percentage voids (D) Degree of saturation
Description : Fundamental relationship between dry density ( d), specific gravity (G), water content ( ) and percentage of air voids (na) is: (A) d = (1 - na) G (1 + ) (B) d = (1 + na) G (1 + ) (C) d = (1 + na) G (1 - ) (D) d = (1 - na) G (1 - )
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as (A) Percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition (B) Ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state (C) Ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids (D) None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The ratio of volume of air voids to the volume of total voids, is known as (A) Air content (B) Percentage air voids (C) Percentage voids (D) Porosity
Description : The percentage of voids in cement is approximately (A) 25 % (B) 40 % (C) 60 % (D) 80 %
Last Answer : (B) 40
Description : Stoke's equation is valid in the Reynolds number range (A) 0.01 to 0.1 (B) 0.1 to 2 (C) 2 to 10 (D) 10 to 100
Last Answer : (A) 0.01 to 0.1
Description : Powdery materials can be guarded against caking tendency on storage by (A) Providing irregular grain size (B) Providing minimum percentage of voids (C) Having maximum possible points of contact (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : The ratio of volume of air voids to the volume of voids is known as a) Percentage of air voids b) Porosity c) Degree of saturation d) Air content*
Last Answer : d) Air content*
Description : The ratio of volume of water present in a given soil sample to the total volume of voids in it is known as a) Percentage of air voids b) Degree of saturation * c) Void rat
Last Answer : b) Degree of saturation *
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 : The hydraulic head that would produce a quick condition in a sand stratum of thickness 1.5 m, specific gravity 2.67 and voids ratio 0.67 is equal to (A) 1.0 m (B) 1.5 m (C) 2.0 m (D) 3 m
Last Answer : (B) 1.5 m
Description : A coarse-grained soil has a voids ratio 0.75, and specific gravity as 2.75. The critical gradient at which quick sand condition occurs, is (A) 0.25 (B) 0.50 (C) 0.75 (D) 1.00
Last Answer : (D) 1.00
Description : If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of solids in a soil mass, then the values of porosity and voids ratio respectively are (A) 1.0 and 0.0 (B) 0.0 and 1.0 (C) 0.5 and 1.0 (D) 1.0 and 0.5
Last Answer : (C) 0.5 and 1.0
Description : If voids ratio is 0.67, water content is 0.188 and specific gravity is 2.68, the degree of saturation of the soil, is (A) 25 % (B) 40 % (C) 60 % (D) 75 %
Description : The critical exist gradient of seepage water in soils, is (A) Directly proportional to the voids ratio (B) Inversely proportional to the specific gravity (C) Directly proportional to the specific gravity (D) None of these
Description : The ultimate consolidation settlement of a soil is (A) Directly proportional to the voids ratio (B) Directly proportional to the compression index (C) Inversely proportional to the compression index (D) None of the above
Last Answer : (B) Directly proportional to the compression index
Description : The ratio of the volume of voids to the volume of soil solids in a given soil mass, is known (A) Porosity (B) Specific gravity (C) Void ratio (D) Water content
Last Answer : (C) Void ratio
Description : A pycnometer is used to determine (A) Water content and voids ratio (B) Specific gravity and dry density (C) Water content and specific gravity (D) Voids ratio and dry density
Last Answer : (C) Water content and specific gravity
Description : A pycnometer is used to determine (A) Voids ratio (B) Dry density (C) Water content (D) Density index
Last Answer : (C) Water content
Description : The ratio of the volume of voids to the total volume of the given soil mass, is known (A) Porosity (B) Specific gravity (C) Void ratio (D) Water content
Last Answer : (A) Porosity
Description : The water content of soil is defined as the ratio of (A) Volume of water to volume of given soil (B) Volume of water to volume of voids in soil (C) Weight of water to weight of air in voids (D) Weight of water to weight of solids of given mass of soil
Description : Compression of soil occurs rapidly if voids are filled with (A) Air (B) Water (C) Partly with air and partly with water (D) None of these
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The void space between the soil grains, is filled partly with air and partly with water (B) In perfectly saturated soil, the voids are completely filled with water (C) In dry soil, the voids are completely filled with air (D) All the above
Description : The reduction in volume of soil due to squeezing out of water from the voids, is termed (A) Primary consolidation (B) Primary compression (C) Primary time effect (D) All the above
Description : If the specific gravity and voids in soil sample are G and e respectively, the hydraulic gradient i, is (A) (G - 1)/(1 + e) (B) (G + 1)/(1 - e) (C) (1 - G)/(1 + e) (D) (1 + G)/(1 + e)
Description : If the voids of a soil mass are full of air only, the soil is termed as (A) Air entrained soil (B) Partially saturated soil (C) Dry soil (D) Dehydrated soil
Last Answer : Option C
Description : the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids ratio of the sample is (A) Less than specific gravity of soil (B) Equal to specific gravity of soil (C) Greater than specific gravity of soil (D) Independent of specific gravity of soil
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The void ratio in soils is defined as the ratio of the volume of voids to the volume of solids (B) The bulk density of a soil is defined as the ... of a soil is defined as weight of solids to the total volume of the soil (D) All the above
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 : Effective stress on soil (A) Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability (B) Increases both voids ratio and permeability (C) Decreases both voids ratio and permeability (D) Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Infiltration capacity of soil depends upon (A) Number of voids present in the soil (B) Shape and size of soil particles (C) Arrangement of soil particles (D) All the above
Description : Select the correct statement. (A) Quantity of binder required for tack coat is less than that required for prime coat (B) Prime coat treatment is given for plugging the voids in water ... the final coat over certain previous bituminous pavements (D) A bitumen primer is a high viscosity cutback
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The earth work of cutting in trenches or borrow pits in fairly uniform ground is measured with the help of average depths of the dead men (B) ... a nor b is feasible, are measured from the fillings after deduction of voids (D) All the above
Description : 1% of voids in a concrete mix would reduce its strength by about (A) 5 % (B) 10 % (C) 15 % (D) 20 %
Last Answer : (A) 5 %
Description : In the method of voids for determination of the quantity of cement paste, it is assumed that (A) Voids in coarse aggregates are filled by fine aggregates (B) Voids in fine aggregates are filled by ... of fine aggregates is equal to total voids in coarse aggregates plus 10% extra (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Continuous grading is not necessary for obtaining a minimum of air voids (B) The omission of a certain size of aggregate is shown by ... in concrete increases the workability but also increases the liability to segregation (D) All the above
Description : The type of aggregates of same nominal size, which contain less voids when compacted, are (A) Rounded spherical (B) Irregular (C) Flaky (D) None of these
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The theory of formation of concrete is based on the phenomena of formation of voids (B) The bulking of sand is taken into account while ... sand and the sand completely flooded with water, have practically the same volume (D) All the above
Description : Bulking of sand is caused due to (A) Surface moisture (B) Air voids (C) Viscosity (D) Clay contents
Description : The floor is rubbed with oxalic acid, for making its surface (A) Free from voids (B) Glossy (C) Durable (D) Uniform
Description : The aggregates of __________________-shape have maximum voids (a) Irregular (b) Angular (c)Rounded (d) Flaky
Last Answer : (b) Angular
Description : The aggregates of __________________-shape have manimum voids (a) Irregular (b) Angular (c)Rounded (d) Flaky
Last Answer : (c)Rounded
Description : A concrete mass containing 5% of voids [ A ] Increases its strength by 30% [ B ] Reduces its strength by 30% [ C ] Increases its strength by 5% [ D ] Reduces its strength by 5%
Last Answer : [ B ] Reduces its strength by 30%
Description : The percentage of reinforcement in slabs is generally in the range of [ A ] 0.3% to 0.5% [ B ] 0.5% to 1.0% [ C ] 1.0% to 1.5% [ D ] 1.5 % to 2.0%
Last Answer : [ A ] 0.3% to 0.5%
Description : Consider the given network implementation scenario. For the given classful NID 199.10.20.0/24, the requirement is to create 13 subnets. With given details, find the range of first and last valid IP in 15th subnet. a. ... .20.225 to 199.10.20.238 c. 199.10.20.193 to 199.10.20.206 d. Not of these
Last Answer : a. A Only
Description : Heat transfer co-efficient equation for forced convection, Nu = 0.023 Re 0.8 . Pr n , is not valid, if the value of (A) n = 0.4 is used for heating (B) n = 0.3 is used for cooling (C) Reynolds number for the flow involved is > 10000 (D) Reynolds number for the flow involved is < 2100
Last Answer : (D) Reynolds number for the flow involved is < 2100