Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sheet 5
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1) Question.
The water content ratio of a soil is defined as the ratio of the
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2) Question.
The void ratio of a soil is defined as the ratio of the
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3) Question.
The specific gravity of a soil is the ratio of unit weight of soil solids to that of water at a temperature of
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4) Question.
The relation between porosity (n) and void ratio (e) is given by
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5) Question.
If W is the total weight of the soil mass and is the weight of solids, then water content is equal to
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6) Question.
The degree of saturation of a soil is
[= Volume of air in the voids, = Volume of water in the voids, = Volume of solids, = Total volume of voids]
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7) Question.
The submerged or buoyant unit weight of soil is equal to the .... of unit weight of saturated soil and unit weight of water.
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8) Question.
A dry soill sample weighing 100 g has volume of 60 ml and specific gravity 2.5. Its void ratio is
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9) Question.
A soil sample is having a specific gravity of 2.60 and a void ratio of 0.78.Tge water content in percentage required to fully saturate the soil at that void ratio will be
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10) Question.
The ratio of the volume of air voids to the volume of voids, is called
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11) Question.
Phreatic line in an earthen dam is
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12) Question.
The intensity of vertical pressure directly below a concentrated load of tonnes at a dept of metres given by
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13) Question.
Total number of stress components at a point within a soil mass loaded at its boundary is
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14) Question.
The most suitable method for drainage of fine grained cohesive soils is
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15) Question.
The total discharge from two wells situatied near to each other is
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16) Question.
The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits
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17) Question.
Coefficient of permeability of soil
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18) Question.
If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is
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19) Question.
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 euqal to
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20) Question.
The total and effective s tress at a depth of 5 m below the top level of water in a swimming pool are represecitvely
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