Q. The maximum pressure which a soil can carry without shear failure, is called

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Q. For general engineering purposes, soils are classified by

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Q. If there is no impervious boundary at the bottom of a hydraulic structure, stream lines tend to follow :

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Q. The change of moisture content of soils, changes the

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. 'Loess' is silty clay formed by the action of

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Q. The maximum possible value nf dry density is referred to as

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Q. Pick up the correct definition from the following:

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Q. Pick up the cohesive soil from the following:

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Q. Pile foundations are generally preferred to for

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Q. The angle of internal friction of clays, is usually

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Q. The specific yield of soil depends upon

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Q. Failure of a slope occurs only when total shear force is

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. Cohesionless soil is

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Q. The shearing force acting along the slice of a curved surface of slippage, causes the soil to slide

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Q. The seepage exit gradient in a soil is the ratio of

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