Q. A decrease in water content results in a reduction of the volume of a soil in

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. Number of piles required to support a column, is

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Q. The soil moisture driven off by heat, is called

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Q. If the specific gravity of a soil particle of 0.05 cm diameter is 2.67, its terminal velocity while settling in distilled water of viscosity, 0.01 poise, is

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Q. The direct shear test suffers from the following disadvantage:

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Q. For a clay slope of height of 10 m, the stability number is 0.05, γ = 2.0 t/m³, C = 2.5 t/m², the critical height of the slope of the soil, is

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Q. If σ0' and σ' represent initial and increased pressure ; e0 and e void ratios corresponding to initial and increased pressure ; and C0 the compression index (dimensionless), then, the virgin compression curve as expressed by Terzaghi empirical formula is

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Q. The equation τ = C + σ tan φ is given by

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Q. You are given a sample of soil containing coarse grains to determine its water content, you will use

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Q. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

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Q. The maximum load carried by a pile, when it continues to sink without further increase of load, is known as

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Q. The soil which contains finest grain particles, is

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Q. The angle between the directions of the failure and the major principal plane, is equal to

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Q. The compressibility of clays, is caused due to:

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Q. A phreatic line is defined as the line within a dam section below which there are

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Q. The ratio of the difference between the void ratio of the soil in its loosest state and its natural void ratio (e) to the difference between the void ratios in the loosest and fully dense state, is generally termed as

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. According to the Indian Standards the specific gravity is the ratio of the unit weight of soil solids to that of water at a temperature of

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Q. The compression index of a soil

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