Q. The maximum hygroscopic capacity of clay is __________

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Q. The capillary tension or capillary potential can also be called as ___________

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Q. The maximum tensile stress of water in capillary tube is ___________

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Q. The pF value of 2 in soil mass represent ____________

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Q. The pressure deficiency of held water in a capillary tube is termed as ____________

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Q. Which one of the following factor does not affect soil suction?

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Q. The soil suction is maximum, when angle of contact(α) is _____________

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Q. Rise in temperature___________soil suction.

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Q. Capillary tension is developed in saturated soil, when ___________

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Q. When do the soil suction is reduced to zero value?

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Q. The size of interstices in a soil depends on ____________

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Q. The capillary pressure, transferred from grain to grain in soil may be also called as ____________

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Q. Volume change in soil is due to which of the following factor?

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Q. Large volume changes in clayey soils results in ____________

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Q. Free swell of a soil can be defined as ____________

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Q. What are the minerals, responsible for large volume decrease in soil on drying in clayey soils?

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Q. Formation of meniscus in a saturated soil causes ____________

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Q. When does surface Tension in the water become zero?

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Q. Shrinkage is prominent in ____________ soil.

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Q. When will meniscus in saturated soil attain a minimum value?

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