Q. A soil not fully consolidated under the existing over-burden pressure, is called

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Q. The angle of internal friction is maximum for

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Q. A grillage foundation

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Q. The slip at critical angle, is generally known

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Q. The property of a soil which allows it to be deformed rapidly without rupture, elastic rebound and also a volume change, is known

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Q. A soil mass is said to be in plastic equilibrium if

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. A soil sample of mass specific gravity 1.92, has a moisture content 30%. If the specific gravity of solids is 2.75, the void ratio, is

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Q. The ratio of the weight of water to the weight of solids in a given mass of soil, is known

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Q. During seepage through a soil, direction of seepage is always

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Q. The plasticity of fine soils may be assessed by means of

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Q. The density of soil can be increased

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Q. The length/diameter ratio of cylindrical specimens used in triaxial test, is generally

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. The ratio of emax and emin of silty sand, is

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Q. A flow net may be utilised for the determination of

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Q. The neutral stress in a soil mass is

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Q. If voids ratio is 0.67, water content is 0.188 and specific gravity is 2.68, the degree of saturation of the soil, is

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Q. If water content of a soil is 40%, G is 2.70 and void ratio is 1.35, the degree of saturation is

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Q. The specific gravity of Calcite is

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