Description : Select the correct statement. (A) A uniform soil has more strength and stability than a nonuniform soil (B) A uniform soil has less strength and stability than a nonuniform soil (C) Uniformity ... (D) Uniformity coefficient of a poorly graded soil is more than that of a well graded soil
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Which of the following statements is correct? (A) Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve. (B) For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of ... if it has most of the particles of about the same size (D) None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The U.C. (uniformity coefficient) D60/D10 for the best filter media sand should be (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
Last Answer : (A) 2
Description : Which of the following is a measure of particle size range? (A) Effective size (B) Uniformity coefficient (C) Coefficient of curvature (D) None of the above
Description : The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits (A) Parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification (B) Parallel to stratification is always less ... D) Parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Define coefficient of uniformity and coefficient of curvature. Calculate Cu and Cc if D10 = 0.90 mm, D30 = 1.18 mm, D60 = 2.30 mm.
Last Answer : Coefficient of uniformity: It is the ratio of D60 to D10 values of soil from particle size distribution curve, called as coefficient of uniformity. Coefficient of curvature: It is the ratio of square of D30 to product of D10 and D60 values of coefficient of curvature.
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 : Coefficient of earth pressure at rest is (A) Less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressure (B) Greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure ... earth pressure and passive earth pressure (D) Less than both the active and passive earth pressures
Last Answer : (B) Greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure
Description : Select the correct statement. (A) Coefficient of compressibility of an over-consolidated clay is less than that of a normally consolidated clay (B) Coefficient of compressibility of an over-consolidated clay ... (C) Coefficient of compressibility is constant for any clay (D) None of the above
Description : Drag co-efficient in hindered settling is __________ that in free settling. (A) Less than (B) Equal to (C) Not necessarily greater than (D) Always greater than
Last Answer : (D) Always greater than
Description : The value of Poisson's ratio always remains (A) Greater than one (B) Less than one (C) Equal to one (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Less than one
Description : Tortuosity of a meandering river is always (A) Equal to 1 (B) Less than 1 (C) Greater than 1 (D) Less than or equal to 1
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Moment of resistance for a under reinforced section --------- that of a critical section [ A ] Is equal to [ B ] Is always greater than [ C ] Is less than [ D ] May be sometimes greater than
Last Answer : [ C ] Is less than
Description : The depth of neutral axis for a balanced section is --------- the depth of critical neutral axis [ A ] equal [ B ] always greater than [ C ] always less than [ D ] may be sometimes greater than
Last Answer : [ A ] equal
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 : Tractive coefficient of a Crawler truck in loose soil is (a) Less than that of rubber tyre tractors (b) More than that of rubber tyre tractors (c) Same as that of rubber tyre tractors (d) Nearly zero
Last Answer : (d) Nearly zero
Description : The coefficient of discharge in case of internal mouthpiece is __________ that of external mouthpiece. (A) Less than (B) More than (C) Equal to (D) None of these
Description : The process of proper and accurate measurement of concrete ingredients for uniformity of proportion, is known (A) Grading (B) Curing (C) Mixing (D) Batching
Last Answer : (D) Batching
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. While performing preliminary test on concrete (A) Proportions of the material and water should be the same as to be used at the work site (B) ... in air-tight containers (D) Concrete ingredients should be kept at a temperature of 37° 2°C
Description : The process of proper and accurate measurement of concrete ingredients for uniformity of proportion, is known as [ A ] Curing [ B ] Mixing [ C ] Grading [ D ] Batching
Last Answer : [ D ] Batching
Description : Uniformity measure of a planter is a) Equal seed spacing b) Equal number of seed dropped per hill c) Minimum variation in different openers d) All of the above Ans. d
Last Answer : ans d
Description : The coefficient of hardness of stones used in road work should be greater than (A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 15 (D) 17
Description : As per masonry code, the stiffening coefficient for walls stiffened by piers, buttresses or intersecting walls can be (a) 0 to 1.0 (b) 1.0 to 2.0 (c ) Greater than 2.0 (d) Invariantly 1.0
Last Answer : (b) 1.0 to 2.0
Description : Self-locking takes place when a) Coefficient of friction is equal to or greater than the tangent of the helix angle b) Coefficient of friction is lesser than or equal to the tangent of the helix ... friction is equal to or greater than the tangent of the helix angle d) None of the mentioned
Last Answer : c) Coefficient of friction is equal to or greater than the tangent of the helix angle
Description : In moment distribution method, the sum of distribution factors of all the members meeting at any joint is always (A) Zero (B) Less than 1 (C) 1 (D) Greater than 1
Last Answer : (C) 1
Description : For a slab supported on its four edges with corners held down and loaded uniformly, the Marcus correction factor to the moments obtained by Grashoff Rankine's theory (A) Is always less than 1 (B) Is always greater than 1 (C) Can be more than 1 (D) Can be less than 1
Description : For a balanced section, the tensile stress in the reinforcement [ A ] reaches its allowable stress [ B ] is always less than its allowable stress [ C ] may be greater than its allowable stress [ D ] none of the above
Last Answer : [ A ] reaches its allowable stress
Description : Static friction is always a.greater than the dynamic driction b.either greater or more than the dynamic friction c.less than the dynamic friction d.107 dynes e.equal to the dynamic friction
Last Answer : a. greater than the dynamic driction
Description : Second ionization energy: A. is always less than first ionization energy B. is always greater than first ionization energy (Answer) C. is equal to the first ionization energy D. may be greater or less than the first ionization energy depending on the nature of the element
Last Answer : B. is always greater than first ionization energy (Answer)
Description : The value of sec A or cosec A is always —————- a. Less than or equal to one b. Greater than or equal to one c. Equal to one d. Negative
Last Answer : b. Greater than or equal to one
Description : Cd is always __________ Cc (A) Greater than (B) Less than (C) Equal to (D) Either more or less than
Last Answer : (A) Greater than
Description : An exothermic reaction takes place in an adiabatic reactor. The product temperature __________ reactor feed temperature. (A) Is always equal to (B) Is always greater than (C) Is always less than (D) May be greater or less than
Last Answer : (B) Is always greater than
Description : Always perform A/B Testing if there is probability to beat the original variation by? A. 0.05 B. less than 5% C. greater than 5% D. greater than equal to 5%
Last Answer : C. greater than 5%
Description : In the plate loading test for determining the bearing capacity of soil, the size of square bearing plate should be (A) Less than 300 mm (B) Between 300 mm and 750 mm (C) Between 750 mm and 1 m (D) Greater than 1 m
Last Answer : (B) Between 300 mm and 750 mm
Description : Water content of soil can (A) Never be greater than 100 % (B) Take values only from 0 % to 100 % (C) Be less than 0 % (D) Be greater than 100 %
Description : Select the correct statement. (A) Unit weight of dry soil is greater than unit weight of wet soil (B) For dry soils, dry unit weight is less than total unit weight (C) Unit weight of soil increases due to submergence in water (D) Unit weight of soil decreases due to submergence in water
Description : A 600 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in plate load test on a cohesion-less soil under an intensity of loading of 0.2 N/ram². The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of ... (A) 15 mm (B) Between 15 mm and 25 mm (C) 25 mm (D) Greater than 25 mm
Description : When compared with the co-latitude of the place of observation, the declination of a circumpolar star is always, (a) Lesser (b) Greater (c) Equal (d) Either lesser or equal
Last Answer : (b) Greater
Description : The coefficient of curvature for a well graded soil, must be between (A) 0.5 to 1.0 (B) 1.0 to 3.0 (C) 3.0 to 4.0 (D) 4.0 to 5.0
Last Answer : (B) 1.0 to 3.0
Description : Coefficient of consolidation of a soil is affected by (A) Compressibility (B) Permeability (C) Both compressibility and permeability (D) None of the above
Last Answer : (C) Both compressibility and permeability
Description : The void ratio of a soil sample decreases from 1.50 to 1.25 when the pressure is increased from 25 tonnes/m2 to 50 tonnes/m2 , the coefficient of compressibility is (A) 0.01 (B) 0.02 (C) 0.05 (D) 0.001
Last Answer : (A) 0.01
Description : The quantity of seepage of water through soils is proportional to (A) Coefficient of permeability of soil (B) Total head loss through the soil (C) Neither (a) nor (b) (D) Both (a) and (b)
Description : Coefficient of compressibility is (A) Constant for any type of soil (B) Different for different types of soils and also different for a soil under different states of consolidation (C) Different for ... of consolidation (D) Independent of type of soil but depends on the stress history of soil
Description : If Cv is the coefficient of consolidation, is the time and is drainage path of one dimensional consolidation of soil, the time factor Tv, is given by (A) Tv = d²/Cv t (B) Tv = t²/d²Cv (C) Tv = Cv3 /d²t (D) Tv = Cv t/dt
Description : Coefficient of permeability of soil (A) Does not depend upon temperature (B) Increases with the increase in temperature (C) Increases with the decrease in temperature (D) None of the above
Description : The coefficient of compressibility of soil, is the ratio of (A) Stress to strain (B) Strain to stress (C) Stress to settlement (D) Rate of loading to that of settlement
Description : In actual machines (A) Mechanical advantage is greater than velocity ratio (B) Mechanical advantage is equal to velocity ratio (C) Mechanical advantage is less than velocity ratio (D) Mechanical advantage is unity
Last Answer : (C) Mechanical advantage is less than velocity ratio
Description : In ideal machines (A) Mechanical advantage is greater than velocity ratio (B) Mechanical advantage is equal to velocity ratio (C) Mechanical advantage is less than velocity ratio (D) Mechanical advantage is unity
Last Answer : (B) Mechanical advantage is equal to velocity ratio
Description : Compressibility of sandy soils is (A) Almost equal to that of clayey soils (B) Much greater than that of clayey soils (C) Much less than that of clayey soils (D) None of the above
Last Answer : (C) Much less than that of clayey soils
Description : The total discharge from two wells situated near to each other is (A) Sum of the discharges from individual wells (B) Less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells (C) Greater ... of the discharges from individual wells (D) Equal to larger of the two discharges from individual wells
Last Answer : (B) Less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells