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Sonali Mishra • 2.18K Points
Master

Q. The coefficient of consolidation is measured ?

(A) cm²/g
(B) cm²/s
(C) g/cm²/s
(D) cm²/g/s
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Pooja • 2.02K Points
Master

Q. The angle of internal friction of round-grained loose sand is about ?

(A) 5° to 25°
(B) 25? to 30?
(C) 30° to 35?
(D) 32? to 37?
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Sonali Mishra • 2.18K Points
Master

Q. For a sandy soil, the angle of internal friction is 30°. If the major principal stress is 50 kN/m² at failure, the corresponding minor principal stress will be ?

(A) 12.2 kN/m²
(B) 16.66 kN/m²
(C) 20.8 kN/m²
(D) 27.2 kN/m²
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Bhagwan Das • 1.98K Points
Master

Q. The specific gravity of a soil is the ratio of unit weight of soil solids to that of water at a temperature of ?

(A) 4°C
(B) 17° C
(C) 27°C
(D) 36°C
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Sandhya Thakur • 1.97K Points
Master

Q. The degree of saturation for fully saturated soil is ?

(A) 0.25
(B) 0.50
(C) 0.75
(D) 1
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Neelam Mittal • 2.25K Points
Master

Q. The uniformity co-efficient of soil is defined as the ratio of ?

(A) D40 to D10
(B) D40 to D20
(C) D50 to D10
(D) D60 to D10
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Praveen Singh • 34.41K Points
Instructor I

Q. The unconfined compressive strength of a very soft clay is ?

(A) 10 to 25 kN/m²
(B) 25 to 150 kN/m²
(C) 150 to 400 kN/m²
(D) above 400 kN/m²
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Vikash Gupta • 31.32K Points
Instructor I

Q. When applying Darcy's law to soils, it is assumed that the ?

(A) soil is incompressible
(B) soil is homogeneous and isotropic
(C) flow conditions are laminar
(D) all of these
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Ranjeet • 32.29K Points
Instructor I

Q. A dry sand specimen is put through a triaxial test. The cell pressure is 50 kPa and the deviation stress at failure is 100 kPa. The angle of internal friction for the sand specimen is ?

(A) 15?
(B) 30?
(C) 35?
(D) 40?
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Bhagwan Das • 1.98K Points
Master

Q. The unit bearing capacity of footing in sand ?

(A) decreases with depth of footing
(B) decreases with width of footing
(C) increases as well as decrease with depth of footing
(D) increases with width of footing angle of internal friction
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