Q. In the spring analogy of consolidation, cylinder is filled with water up to bottom of piston and spring carries 10 units of load. If external two units of load is applied and the valve is opened, then the effective pressure σ’ and hydrodynamic pressure u̅ is given by ___________

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Q. In finding pre-consolidation pressure, initial portion of curve resembles ___________

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Q. In determination of one-dimensional consolidation as shown in the figure, the line CD represents ___________

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Q. In determination of one-dimensional consolidation as shown in the figure, the line AB represents ___________

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Q. If v is velocity at the entry of the soil element of size dx, dz and width dy as shown in the figure. The quantity of water entering the element is ___________

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Q. If v is velocity at the entry of the soil element of size dx, dz and width dy as shown in the figure. The quantity of water leaving the element is ___________

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Q. If v is velocity at the entry of the soil element of size dx, dz and width dy as shown in the figure. The net quantity of water squeezed out of the element per unit time is ___________

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Q. In the graph, point Rc represents ________

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Q. The graph is plotted with the procedure of square root of time fitting method. The line B is drawn that its abscissa at every point is ______ times that of line A.

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Q. The primary consolidation is from _____________

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Q. The secondary consolidation is from __________

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Q. Considering a parallelepiped for three dimensional consolidation, the volume of water flowing into parallelepiped is __________

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Q. Considering a parallelepiped for three dimensional consolidation, the volume of water flowing out of parallelepiped is ______________

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Q. The volume of water squeezed out from the parallelepiped is _______________

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Q. The diagram shows a soil profile with following properties:

Sand layer: γsat=20.86 kN/m³
Clay layer: W=38%, Cc=0.26, G=2.72
Find the effective pressure in sand layer.

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Q. The diagram shows a soil profile with following properties:

Sand layer: γsat=20.86 kN/m³
Clay layer: W=38%, Cc=0.26, G=2.72, Z=2m

Find the effective pressure in clay layer.

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Q. The diagram shows a soil profile with following properties:

Sand layer: γsat=20.86 kN/m³
Clay layer: W=38%, Cc=0.26, G=2.72

Find the settlement of the clay layer.

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Q. The decrease in the volume of soil mass under stress is known as __________

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Q. The property of soil mass pertaining to its susceptibility to decrease in volume under pressure is ____________

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Q. Every process involving a decrease in the water content of a saturated soil without replacement of water by air is called _________

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