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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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. Which one of the following statements is true ?

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Q. The coefficient of compressibility of soil, is the ratio of

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Q. If the failure of a finite slope occurs through the toe, it is known as

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Q. Rankine's theory of active earth pressure assumes

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Q. The water content of soil is defined as the ratio of

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Q. Accurate determination of water content, is made by

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Q. The relationship between void ratio (e) and porosity ratio (n) is :

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Q. Failure of the stability of slopes, generally occurs along

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