Q. A soil sample weighs 190kN. After oven drying it weighs 150kN. What will be the weight of Water before oven drying?

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Q. In wet soil mass, air occupies one-seventh of its volume and Water occupies one- eighth of its volume. What will be the ratio of volume of voids with respect to the total volume?

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Q. What will be the porosity of a soil sample whose void ratio is 0.35?

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Q. ______ is independent of the total volume of the soil mass.

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Q. Void ratio is the ratio of _____

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Q. If the porosity of a soil sample is 22%, then what will be its void ratio?

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Q. For a soil sample, the ratio of saturated unit weight to dry unit weight is equal to 1.2 and specific gravity of solids G is 2.65, then its void ratio will be _____

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Q. For a fully saturated soil sample, the degree of saturation is ______

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Q. The percentage void ratio is defined as the ratio of _____

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Q. If air content and degree of saturation are represented as ac and S respectively, then the relationship between them is ________

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Q. The air content ratio is defined as the ratio of _____

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Q. For a perfectly dry sample, the degree of saturation is equal to zero.

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Q. The degree of saturation is defined as the ratio of _____

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Q. The relationship between porosity n and void ratio e is given by _______

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Q. The range of degree of saturation is between 0 and 0.25 for a humid soil sample.

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Q. What will be the degree of saturation of a soil sample whose specific gravity G=2.7, void ratio e=0.66 and water content w=20%?

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Q. In wet soil mass, air occupies one-seventh of its volume and water occupies one- eighth of its volume. The void ratio of the soil is ______

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Q. The density index Iᴅ does not express the relative compactness of a natural cohesion-less soil.

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Q. The term density index Iᴅ is used for cohesion-less soil only.

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Q. The formula for density index Iᴅ is ______

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