Q. The minimum centre to centre distance of friction piles of 1 m diameter, is

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Q. Over-consolidation of soils is caused due to

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Q. Darcy's law is applicable to seepage if a soil is

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Q. Depending upon the properties of a material, the failure envelope may

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Q. Si particles

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Q. Flow net is used for the determination of

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Q. If the back fill is having a uniform surcharge of intensity q per unit area, the lateral pressure will be

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. Pick up the correct statement applicable to plate load test

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Q. Terzaghi's analysis assumes :

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Q. A soil sample has passing 0.075 mm sieve = 60% liquid limit = 65% and plastic limit = 40%. The group index of the soil, is

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Q. The plasticity index is the numerical difference between

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Q. The coefficient of curvature for a well graded soil, must be between

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Q. A moist soil sample weighing 108 g has a volume of 60 cc. If water content is 25% and value of G = 2.52, the void ratio is

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Q. The shear resistance of a soil is con-tituted basically of the following component.

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Q. Plasticity index is defined as the range of water content between

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Q. The minimum depth of building foundations on

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Q. The ratio of the undrained strength in the undrained state to the undrained strength, at the same water content, in the remoulded state, is called the sensivity of the clay. Its value for quick clays is

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Q. The total weight of a pycnometer with water and oven dried soil 20 (g) is 1600 g. The pycnometer filled with water alone weighs 1500 g. The specific gravity of the soil, is

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Q. The consolidation time for soils

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