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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Q. Buoyant unit weight equals the saturated density

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. A partially saturated soil is classified as

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Q. The earth pressure of a soil at rest, is proportional to (where φ is the angle of internal friction of the soil)

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Q. The critical exist gradient of seepage water in soils, is

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Q. Water content of a soil sample is the difference of the weight of the given sample at the given temperature and the weight determined after drying it for 24 hours at temperature ranging from

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Q. The ratio of the volume of voids to the total volume of the given soil mass, is known

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. Determination of water content of a soil sample suspected to contain gypsum is made by drying the sample for longer period at a temperature not more than

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Q. Water formed transported soil is

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