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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Q. A pycnometer is used to determine

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Q. The reduction in volume of soil due to squeezing out of water from the voids, is termed

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Q. 'Drift' is the material picked up, mixed, disintegrated, transported and redeposited by

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Q. The consistency index of a soil is defined as the ratio of

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Q. The shear strength in plastic undrained clay, is due to

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. 'Talus' is the soil transported by

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Q. A triaxial shear test is prefered to direct shear test, because

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. Chemical weathering of soil is caused due to

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Q. A structure is erected on an impervious clay whose thickness is 12 m. Drainage is possible both at upper and lower surfaces. Coefficient of consolidation is 0.015 cm² per minute. For attaining 50% consolidation with a time factor 0.20, the number of days required

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Q. Which one of the following statements is true for Mohr-Coulomb envelope ?

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