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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Q. The specific gravity of quartz, is

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Q. If the cohesive force, (c), is 1.5 t/m², the density (γ) of the soil is 2.0 t/m³, factor of safety (F) is 1.5 and stability factor (Sn) is 0.05, the safe height of the §lope, is

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. Through a point in a loaded soil, the principal stress is maximum on

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Q. Maximum size of clay particles, is :

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Q. The capillary rise of water

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Q. Coulomb's wedge theory assumes that

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Q. If dry density, water density and specific gravity of solids of a given soil sample are 1.6 g/cc, 1.84 g/cc and 2.56 respectively, the porosity of the soil sample, is

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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

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Q. If a soil undergoes a change in shape and volume by application of external loads over it, but recovers its shape and volume immediately after removal of the load, the property of the soil is said to be

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