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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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. Geologic cycle for the formation of soil, is

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Q. The weight of a pycnometer containing 400 g sand and water full to the top is 2150 g. The weight of pycnometer full of clean water is 1950 g. If specific gravity of the soil is 2.5, the water content is

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Q. The maximum shear stress occurs on the filament which makes an angle with the horizontal plane equal to

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Q. For determining the moisture content of a soil sample, the following data is available Weight of container = 260 g, Weight of soil sample and = 320 g container, Weight of soil sample (dried) and = 310 g container. The moisture content of the soil sample, is

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