Q. 260 g of wet soil was taken in a pycnometer jar of weight 400 g in order to find the moisture content in the soil, with specific gravity of soil particles 2.75. The weight of soil and remaining water filled in pycnometer without air bubbles was 1415 g and the weight of pycnometer filled with water alone was 1275 g. The moisture content in the soil is

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Q. Pick up the in-correct statement from the following: The soils which contain montmorillonite minerals

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Q. For determing the specific gravity of soil solids, using a pycnometer of 500 cc., the following data is available : Weight of dry empty pycnometer = 125 g Weight of dried soil and pycnometer = 500 g Weight of dried soil and distilled = 850 g water filled in pycnometer up to top The specific gravity of soil soilds, is

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. A pile is being driven with a drop hammer weighing 1800 kg and having a free fall of 1.00 m. If the penetration with last blow is 5 mm, the load carrying capacity of the pile, -according to the Engineering News formula, is

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Q. Negative skin friction on piles

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Q. The ultimate bearing capacity of a soil, is

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Q. Transporting and redepositing soils, is done by

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Q. A moist soil sample of volume 60 cc. weighs 108 g and its dried weight is 86.4 g. If its absolute density is 2.52, the degree of saturation is

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Q. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

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Q. The maximum water content at which a reduction in water content does not cause a decrease in volume of a soil mass, is known

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Q. A sample of saturated soil has 30% water content and the specific gravity of soil grains is 2.6. The dry density of the soil mass in g/cm³, is

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Q. The specific gravity of sands, is approximately

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Q. If the coefficients of volume change and compressibility of a soil sample are respectively 6.75 x 10^-2 and 3 x 10^-2, the void ratio of the soil sample, is

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Q. A stratum of clay 2 m thick will get consolidated 80% in 10 years. For the 80% consolidation of 8 m thick stratum of the same clay, the time required is

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Q. The maximum net pressure intensity causing shear failure of soil, is known

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Q. The factor which affects the compaction, is

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Q. The compression resulting from a long term static load and consequent escape of pore water, is known as

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Q. Soil classification of composite soils, exclusively based on the particle size distribution, is known

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Q. The vane shear test is used for the in-situ determination of the undrained strength of the intact fully saturated

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