Select the correct range of density index,1D 0 < 1D < 1 ID > 0 0 ≤ 1D ≤ 1 1D > 0 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
If a cohesive soil specimen is subjected to a vertical compressive load, the inclination of the cracks to the horizontal is 45° 22.5° 0° 90° TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The slope of isochrone at any point at a given time indicates the rate of change of effective stress with time pore water pressure with time pore water pressure with depth effective stress with depth TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Total number of stress components at a point within a soil mass loaded at its boundary is 9 6 16 3 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on vertical plane only horizontal plane only both horizontal and vertical planes all planes except horizontal and vertical planes TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
In the plate loading test for determining the bearing capacity of soil, the size of square bearing plate should be greater than 1 m between 750 mm and 1 m less than 300 mm between 300 mm and 750 mm TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The angle that Coulomb’s failure envelope makes with the horizontal is called angle of internal friction None of these cohesion angle of repose TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Compressibility of sandy soils is almost equal to that of clayey soils much less than that of clayey soils much greater than that of clayey soils None of these TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Due to a rise in temperature, the viscosity and the unit weight of the percolating fluid are reduced to 60% and 90% respectively. If other things remain constant, the coefficient of permeability decreases by 33.3% increases by 50% increases by 25% increases by 33.3% TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The hydraulic head that would produce a quick condition in a sand stratum of thickness 1.5 m, specific gravity 2.67 and voids ratio 0.67 is equal to 1.5m 3m 1.0m 2.0m TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?