Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sheet 3
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1) Question.
The water content is the ratio of weight of water to the weight of soilds
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2) Question.
The ratio of the difference between the void ratio in its loosest state and its natural void ratio to the difference between the voids ratio is the looosest and the densest state, is called
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3) Question.
The difference between maximum void ratio and minimum void ratio of a sand sample is 0.30. If the relative density of this sample is 66.6% at a void ratio of 0.40, then the void ratio of this sample at its loosest state will be
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4) Question.
The void ratio for saturated soil is equal to the ...... of water content and specific gravity of soils.
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5) Question.
The moist soil is ..... saturated soil.
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6) Question.
A fine grained soil
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7) Question.
Black cotton soils are .... soils.
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8) Question.
When the soils are carried away by force of gravity, they are known as..... soils.
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9) Question.
Mechanical weathering of soils is caused by
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10) Question.
The soil transported by glaciers either by ice or water is called
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11) Question.
When the plastic limit of a soil is greater than the liquid limit, then the plasticity index is reported as
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12) Question.
The ratio for a soil mass is called
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13) Question.
If the natural water content of soil mass lies between its liquid limit and plastic limit, the soil mass iss aid to be in
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14) Question.
According to Atterberg, the soil is said to be of medium plasticity if the plasticity index PI is
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15) Question.
Uniformity coefficient of a soil is
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16) Question.
Which of the following statements is correct?
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17) Question.
Which of the following is a measure of particle size range?
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18) Question.
The hydrometer method of sedimentation analysis differs from the pipette analysis mainly in
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19) Question.
In hydrometer analysis for a soil mass
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20) Question.
Stoke's law is valid only if the size of particle is
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