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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Q. The ratio of volume of air voids to the volume of total voids, is known as

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Q. A plane inclined at an angle φ to the horizontal at which the soil is expected to stay in the absence of any lateral support, is known as

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Q. Tergazhi's theory of one dimensional consolidation assumes

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. A failure wedge develops if a retaining wall

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Q. For determining the ultimate bearing capacity of soil, the recommended size of a square bearing plate to be used in load plate test should be 30 to 75 cm square with a minimum thickness of

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Q. The water content in a soil sample when it continues to loose weight without loosing the volume, is called

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Q. When a cohesionless soil attains quick condition, it looses

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Q. Sedimentation analysis is based on the assumption:

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