Q. When drainage is permitted under initially applied normal stress only and full primarily consolidation is allowed to take place, the test is known as

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Q. The minimum water content at which the soil retains its liquid state and also possesses a small shearing strength against flowing, is known

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Q. Back fill with a sloping surface exerts a total active pressure Pa on the wall of height H and acts at

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Q. The ratio of the weight of given volume of soil solids to the weight of an equal volume of distilled water at the given temperature, is known

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Q. The ultimate Settlement of a soil is directly proportional to:

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Q. The seepage force in a soil, is

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Q. A soil has bulk density 2.30 g/cm³ and water content 15 per cent, the dry density of the sample, is

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Q. Minimum size of the particles of silt soil, is

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Q. The maximum value of effective stress in the past divided by the present value, is defined as over consolidation ratio (OCR). The O.C.R. of an over consolidated clay is

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Q. Under-reamed piles are generally

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. The clay soil mainly consists of

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Q. The liquidity index is defined as a ratio expressed as percentage of

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Q. The fluid generally used for grouting is

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Q. 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

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Q. According to Coulomb's wedge theory, the active earth pressure slides the wedge

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Q. Degree of saturation of a natural soil deposit having water content 15%, specific gravity 2.50 and void ratio 0.5, is

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Q. In a liquid limit test, the moisture content at 10 blows was 70% and that at 100 blows was 20%. The liquid limit of the soil, is

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Q. The active earth pressure of a soil is proportional to (where φ is the angle of friction of the soil)

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Q. The minimum water content at which the soil just begins to crumble when rolled into threads 3 mm in diameter, is known

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