Q. Slaking is due to the ______ into the drying of the soil below the shrinkage limit.

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Q. The bulking of sand is maximum when the water content is _________

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Q. Frost heave is defined as ___________

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Q. If the void ratio is 40% in saturated soil, then the expansion of the soil will be __________

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Q. What are the types of soils, that are prone to frost action?

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Q. What is the maximum capillary tension for a tube of 0.05 mm diameter at 4°c?

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Q. A well graded soil is said to be frost susceptible if more than _________

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Q. The ground surface up to which water freeze is called ___________

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Q. The temperature at which the soil freezes in the pores of the soil depend on __________

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Q. Silt soils are more susceptible to frost action than __________

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Q. Soil should possess___________for the formation of ice lens.

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Q. Which of the following is an effect of frost boils?

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Q. Which of the following action can be used to prevent deep frost penetration in the ground surface in building?

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Q. Total stress or unit pressure on a soil mass is ___________

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Q. At any plane, pore pressure is equal to ___________

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Q. Pressure transmitted from particles to the soil mass is called ___________

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Q. The neutral pressure does not have any effect on ___________

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Q. The total pressure in a soil mass consists of _____________ distinct components.

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Q. The neutral pressure is transmitted through ___________

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Q. Total vertical pressure at any plane is equal to __________

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