Q. Two clay layer of A and B of thickness 2cm and 3 cm is load with pressure of 200KN/m². If the time taken by soil A to reach 50% consolidation is 1/4th of that required by soil B to reach 50% consolidation, then find the ratio of coefficients of consolidation.

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Q. If change in voids ratio is 0.18 and change in effective pressure is 100KN/m², then the coefficient of compressibility is ______

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Q. For an ordinary clay of medium sensitivity, the value of compression index is _____ if liquid limit is 50%.

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Q. For a remolded sample of clay with liquid limit of 45%, find its compression index.

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Q. For a mass of 3.192g of soil with voids ratio 0.532, find its saturated unit weight.

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Q. For a mass of 3.192g of soil with voids ratio 0.532, Find its saturated mass density.

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Q. For final void ratio 0.886 and water content of 30%, find the specific gravity.

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Q. For a dry mass of soil of 180.4g and height of solids as 13.45mm with cross-sectional area as 50cm², find the specific gravity of soil.

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Q. For a time factor Tᵥ of 0.567, find the degree of consolidation.

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Q. For a time factor Tv of 0.159, Find the degree of consolidation.

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Q. For the consolidation of 90%, find the time factor.

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Q. For the consolidation of 50%, find the time factor.

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Q. If the initial voids ratio is 0.964 for a layer of height 100cm. It is located with 200KN/m² and the void ratio becomes 0.822. Find the settlement.

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Q. If a clay layer is expected to settle 12cm under loading settles 3cm at the end of one month, then find the degree of consolidation.

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Q. The mᵥ for pressure range 100 to 200 KN/m² is 0.74 m² /MN. The change in void ratio is 0.157. Find the initial void ratio.

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Q. For n soil of height 2.08cm, coefficient of volume change mv=0.74 m²/MN. Find the settlement.

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Q. If the height of soil specimen is reduced from 0.28 cm to 1.926cm due to an increment of load of 100KN/m². Find the coefficient of volume change.

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Q. A soil sample is having voids ratio 0.72 under a pressure of 200KN/m². If the void ratio is reduced to 0.5 under 450kn/m² load, then find the change in effective pressure.

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Q. If a soil A has coefficient of volume change as 0.536m²/MN and the ratio of coefficient of volume change of A and B soils is 1.845, then find mv for soil B.

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Q. If coefficient of volume change is 0.291 m²/MN, ∆e=0.1 and the initial voids ratio is 0.72, then find the change in effective pressure.

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