Q. The density of the mercury, used in shrinkage limit apparatus is _________

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Q. The inside of the shrinkage dish is coated with a thin layer of _________

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Q. The volume of the wet soil, present in shrinkage dish_________ of volume of dish.

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Q. What are the ways of preventing of inclusion of air bubbles in shrinkage dish?

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Q. The Density of water, used in shrinkage limit test is _________

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Q. The volume shrinkage (VS) is defined by the formula _________

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Q. The shrinkage ratio of soil is equal__________ the soil in its dry state.

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Q. Shrinking limit can be found out using alternate method, if __________

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Q. The filed density of a natural soil deposit cannot be determined by_____ method.

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Q. Arrange the following to obtain the correct procedure of sand replacement method.

I. Measurement of soil density
II. Determination of water content and dry density
III. Calibration of the cylinder

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Q. For calibration of cylinder _______ is used.

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Q. Arrange the following to obtain the correct procedure of soil density by sand replacement method.

I. Cylinder is placed over a tray
II. Tray with central hoe is placed in ground
III. Test hole is dug
IV. The cylinder valve is opened

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Q. In sand replacement method, if the mass of sand filling the calibrating container is 1450g and volume of calibrating container is 1000cm³, then its buk density is_______ g/cm³.

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Q. The IS code for determination of dry density by sand replacement method is ________

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Q. The inner diameter of the core cutter is_____ cm.

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Q. The principle of submerged mass density method is_______

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Q. The plasticity of clay depends on which of the following?

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Q. The typical activity value of illite, present in clay is________

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Q. Based on activity number, clays can be classified in to_______ categories.

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Q. A clay is said to be inactive, if the activity is_________

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