Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sheet 14
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1) Question.
The seepage pressure always acts in the direction of flow.
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2) Question.
The equipotential line in a seepage through a soil medium is defined as the
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3) Question.
A flow line in seepage through a soil medium is defined as the
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4) Question.
The pressure exerted by water on the soil through which it percolates, is known as
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5) Question.
The average velocity of flow that will take place through the total cross-sectional area of soil under unit hydraulic gradient is called
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6) Question.
The quantity of seepage of water in a soil medium is
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7) Question.
The coefficient of permeability ....... with the increase in temperature.
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8) Question.
The coefficient of permeability of slit is ....... that of clay.
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9) Question.
The permeability of a given soil is
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10) Question.
If the direction of flow of water is parallel to the planes of stratification, then the permeability is ....... times more than in a direction perpendicular to them.
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11) Question.
Coefficnent of consolidation for clays normally
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12) Question.
If the time required for 50% consolidation of a remoulded sample of clay with single drainage is t, then the time required to consolidate the same sample of clay with same degree of consolidation but with double drainage is
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13) Question.
Time factor for a clay layer is
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14) Question.
Degree of consolidation is
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15) Question.
Coefficient of consolidation of a soil is affected by
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16) Question.
Which one of the following clays behaves like a dense sand?
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17) Question.
The value of compression index for a remoulded sample whose liquid limit is 50%
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18) Question.
Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay
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19) Question.
Which of the following methods is more suitable for the determination of permeability of clayer soil?
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20) Question.
Effective stress on soil
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