Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A pycnometer is used to determine

water content and specific gravity
specific gravity and dry density
water content and voids ratio
voids ratio and dry density

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes

increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index
decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index
decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index
decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Degree of consolidation is

directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to drainage path
directly proportional to square of drainage path and inversely proportional to time
directly proportional to drainage path and inversely proportional to time
directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to square of drainage path

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
In a triaxial compression test when drainage is allowed during the first stage (i. e. application of cell pressure) only and not during the second stage (i.e. application of deviator stress at constant cell pressure), the test is known as

unconsolidated undrained test
consolidated undrained test
unconsolidated drained test
consolidated drained test

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