Description : For better strength and stability, the fine grained soils and coarse grained soils are compacted respectively as (A) Dry of OMC and wet of OMC (B) Wet of OMC and dry of OMC (C) Wet of OMC and wet of OMC (D) Dry of OMC and dry of OMC where OMC is optimum moisture content
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The dry density reduces by addition of water after attaining optimum moisture content (B) The line joining the peak of three moisture content graphs ... be compacted to a very high density as compared to fine grained soils (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The most suitable equipment for compacting clayey soils is a (A) Smooth wheeled roller (B) Pneumatic tyred roller (C) Sheep foot roller (D) Vibrator
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarse-grained soils? (A) Constant head method (B) Falling head method (C) Both the above (D) None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Select the incorrect statement. (A) Effective cohesion of a soil can never have a negative value. (B) Effective angle of internal friction for coarse grained soils is rarely below 30°. (C ... (D) Effective angle of internal friction is a complicated function of mineralogy and clay size content.
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The permeability of the coarse-grained soils may be reduced by grouting (B) The process of injecting fluids (i.e. grouts) into the pores space of the soil is called grouting (C) The grouting increases the soil strength (D) All the above
Description : Which of the following surfaces will give highest rolling resistance for a rubber tyred vehicle? (A) Concrete (B) Loose sand (C) Asphalt (D) Firm earth
Last Answer : (B) Loose sand
Description : Which one of the following rollers is suitable for soil-cement stabilized road construction? (a) Vibratory roller (b) Sheepfoot roller (c) Pneumatic roller (d) Smooth wheel roller
Last Answer : (c) Pneumatic roller
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 : Pick out the wrong statement: (A) Magnetic separation method can be employed to treat both dry & wet ores (B) Reduction ratio in crushing operation is defined as the ratio of minimum feed ... ) Gyratory crusher is used for coarse crushing (D) Screens are of stationary, moving and vibratory types
Last Answer : (B) Reduction ratio in crushing operation is defined as the ratio of minimum feed size to the maximum product size
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Compaction has no effect on the structure of a soil (B) Permeability decreases with increase in the dry density of a compacted soil (C) ... a dry side compacted soil (D) Dry side compaction soils swell more when given access to moisture
Last Answer : (A) Compaction has no effect on the structure of a soil
Description : The most suitable method for drainage of fine grained cohesive soils is (A) Well point system (B) Vacuum method (C) Deep well system (D) Electro-osmosis method
Description : What kind of rock is coarse grained rock?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : What is Under which condition below you expect a coarse grained instrusive rock like diorite to form?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : _______ in GAE provides coarse-grained locking service a) Bigtable b) Chubby c) MapReduce d) GFS
Last Answer : Chubby
Description : Coarse grained steels have (A) Low toughness (B) No tendency to distort (C) High density (D) Very high toughness
Last Answer : (B) No tendency to distort
Description : Which of the following describes the Gabbro? (A) fine-grained, dark-colored igneous rock poor in silica (B) Coarse-grained, dark-colored igneous rock poor in silica (C) Fine-grained, dark-colored igneous rock rich in silica (D) Coarse -grained, dark-colored igneous rock rich in silica
Last Answer : Coarse-grained, dark-colored igneous rock poor in silica
Description : What do mean by coarse grain soil and fine grained soil.
Last Answer : Coarse Grain Soil:- 1. If more than 50% of soil is retained on sieve 0.075mm it is called as coarse grain soil. 2. A coarse grain soil is called as gravel if 50% or more of the ... liquid limit is less than 50% or more than 50% respectively. Organic soil are also included in fine grain soil.
Description : Black cotton soils are a) Heavy clay soils varying from clay to Loam, with clay content of 40 to 50% formed by decomposition of rocks by long continued weathering* b) Compacted and ... underneath d) Dark brown earthy materials formed due to partial or complete decomposition of vegetable matter
Last Answer : a) Heavy clay soils varying from clay to Loam, with clay content of 40 to 50% formed by decomposition of rocks by long continued weathering*
Description : Which of the following characteristics is not true of alluvial soils? (a) These vary from sandy loam to clay in texture (b) These are generally rich in phosphorus but poor in potash (c) These are usually fine grained (d) These are by far the most fertile
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : ……….. is a medium size scanner which has rolling drum to scan your documents. (a) Drum (b) Handheld (c) Flatbed (d) Roller -Technology
Last Answer : (a) Drumis a medium size scanner which has rolling drum to scan your documents.
Description : Which of the following is incorrect? (a) Red soils are rich in iron (b) Black soils are rich in phosphorus nitrogen and organic matter (c) Alluvial soils are rich in potash but poor in phosphorus (d) Red soils are suitable for cultivation of pulses and coarse grains
Description : How do you figure out if someone is a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing?
Last Answer : They reveal themselves on their own.
Description : What is a sheep's favorite type of chocolate? -Riddles
Last Answer : A Hersheys baaa.
Description : What rhymes with piece and is a sheep's wool?
Last Answer : Fleece
Description : This member of the Artocarpus genus is described by the Mughal emperor Babur, in his Babur-nama, as resembling a sheep's stomach stuffed and made into a gipa--somewhat like haggis--yet ... Dravidian word for the rind and refuse that makes eating this fruit inordinately hard work. What fruit?
Last Answer : Jackfruit.
Description : The external load per unit length of (A) A pipe laid on, or projecting above the undisturbed ground and covered with fills, is proportional to the square of the external diameter of the pipe ... fills, is proportional to the square of the width of the trench (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : A compacted soil sample using 10% moisture content has a weight of 200 g and mass unit weight of 2.0 g/cm3 . If the specific gravity of soil particles and water are 2.7 and 1.0, the degree of saturation of the soil is (A) 11.1 % (B) 55.6 % (C) 69.6 % (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) 55.6 %
Description : Relative density of a compacted dense sand is approximately equal to (A) 0.4 (B) 0.6 (C) 0.95 (D) 1.20
Last Answer : (C) 0.95
Description : The maximum dry density upto which any soil can be compacted depends upon (A) Moisture content only (B) Amount of compaction energy only (C) Both moisture content and amount of compaction energy (D) None of the above
Last Answer : (C) Both moisture content and amount of compaction energy
Description : The internal molecular attraction of a soil, the cohesion (A) Decreases as the moisture content increases (B) Increases as the moisture content decreases (C) Is more in well compacted clays (D) Depends upon the external applied load
Description : Pick up the cohesive soil from the following: (A) Red earth (B) Clay (C) Black cotton soil (D) Compacted ground
Description : Following type of pavement is generally known as flexible pavement (A) Water-bound macadam roads (B) Stabilised soil roads (C) Road constructed with various layers of building material well compacted (D) All the above
Description : In the penetration macadam construction, the bitumen is (A) Sprayed after the aggregates are spread and compacted (B) Premixed with aggregates and then spread (C) Sprayed before the aggregates are spread and compacted (D) None of the above
Description : Wp and Wf are the weights of a cylinder containing partially compacted and fully compacted concrete. If the compaction factor (Wp/Wf ) is 0.95, the workability of concrete is (A) Extremely low (B) Very low (C) Low (D) High
Last Answer : Option D
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 : In slump test, each layer of concrete is compacted by a steel rod 60 cm long and of 16 mm diameter for (A) 20 times (B) 25 times (C) 30 times (D) 50 time
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The sand in the sand pile is well compacted (B) The sand is kept moist at the time of placing and tamping (C) Sand piles are generally used under column loads (D) All of the above
Description : Which of the following correspond to the recommendations of IRC for pavement thickness determination by CBR Method ? 1. CBR tests are to be conducted in-situ 2. Static compression is best adopted 3. The top 50 cm of sub grade ... 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only
Last Answer : (c) 2 and 3 only
Description : In case of compaction of soil by sheep foot roller maximum thickness of layer should not exceed buy more than -------------- centimeter of length of their teeth a) 5 centimeter* b) 4 centimeter c) 3 centimeter d) 2 centimeter
Last Answer : a) 5 centimeter*
Description : State suitability of following compaction equipments (i) Smooth wheel roller (ii) Sheep foot roller, (iii) Rammer and (iv) Vibrator
Last Answer : Types of Compaction Equipment: - i) Compaction by Rolling: - a) Smooth wheel rollers : Suitability: These rollers best suitable for 5ubgrade or base coarse compaction of cohesion less soils. ... : Suitable for compacting granular soils. with no fines in layer up to 1 m thickness
Description : Select the incorrect statement. Effective angle of shearing resistance (A) Increases as the size of particles increases (B) Increases as the soil gradation improves (C) Is limited to a maximum value of 45° (D) Is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil
Last Answer : (C) Is limited to a maximum value of 45°
Description : The angle of internal friction is maximum for (A) angular-grained loose sand (B) angular-grained dense sand (C) round-grained dense sand (D) round-grained loose sand
Description : The angle of internal friction, is least for (A) Angular-grained loose sand (B) Angular -grained dense sand (C) Round-grained loose sand (D) Clays
Description : To obtain a very high strength concrete, use very fine grained (A) Granite (B) Magnetite (C) Barite (D) Volcanic
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 : Crushing of mineral particles is accomplished in a 'cage mill', when one or more alloy steel bars are revolved in opposite directions. It is a type of __________ mill. (A) Impact (B) Roll (C) Vibratory (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Impact
Description : Which of the following statements are TRUE for damped vibrations? (P) . For a system having critical damping, the value of the damping ratio is unity and system does not undergo a vibratory motion. (Q) . Logarithmic decrement method ... Q only (B) P and S only (C) P, Q and R only (D) Q and S only
Last Answer : (C) P, Q and R only
Description : The accelerometer is used as a transducer to measure earthquake in Richter scale. Its design is based on the principle that A Its natural frequency is very low in comparison to the frequency ... is equal to the frequency of vibration D Measurement of vibratory motion is without any reference point
Last Answer : C Its natural frequency is equal to the frequency of vibration
Description : The accelerometer is used as a transducer to measure earthquake in Richter scale. Its design is based on the principle that a) its natural frequency is very low in comparison to the frequency ... is equal to the frequency of vibration d) measurement of vibratory motion is without any reference point
Last Answer : c) its natural frequency is equal to the frequency of vibration