Q. The total active earth pressure due to dry back fill with no surcharge, acts at H/3 above the base of the wall and is directly proportional to

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Q. Stoke's law does not hold good if the size of particle is smaller than

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Q. In a purely cohesive soil, the critical centre lies at the intersection of

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Q. The angle of internal friction, is least for

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Q. In non-cohesive soil in passive state of plastic equilibrium

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Q. In active state of plastic equilibrium in a non cohesive soil with horizontal ground surface

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Q. The zero atmospheric pressure is at

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Q. A soil mass coated with a thin layer of paraffin weighs 460 g. When immersed, it displaces 299 cc of water. The weight of paraffin is 10 g. If specific gravity of solids is 2.5 and that of paraffin 0.9, the void ratio of soil, is

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Q. Pick up the incorrect definition from the following:

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Q. In a fow net

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Q. The ratio of the volume of water present in a given soil mass to the total volume of its voids, is known

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Q. The method of the slices is applicable to

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Q. When the seepage pressure becomes equal to the pressure due to submerged weight of a soil, the effective pressure is reduced to zero and the soil particles have a tendency to move up in the direction of flow. This phenomenon is generally known

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Q. The phreatic line in an earth dam may be

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. The shearing strength of a cohesion-less soil depends upon

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. The shear strength of a soil

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Q. The property of a soil which permits water to percolate through it, is called

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Q. The triaxial apparatus is usually used for

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