EXAMIANS
In a consolidated drained test on a normally consolidated clay, the volume of the soil sample during shear
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For better strength and stability, the fine grained soils and coarse grained soils are compacted respectively as
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A pycnometer is used to determine
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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
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Which of the following methods is most accurate for the determination of the water content of soil ?
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At liquid limit, all soils possess
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During the first stage of triaxial test when the cell pressure is increased from 0.10 N/mm² to 0.26 N/mm², the pore water pressure increases from 0.07 N/mm² to 0.15 “N/mm². Skempton’s pore pressure parameter B is
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The coefficient of active earth pressure for a loose sand having an angle of internal friction of 30° is
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If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids ratio of the sample is
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Clay layer A with single drainage and coefficient of consolidation Cv takes 6 months to achieve 50% consolidation. The time taken by clay layer B of the same thickness with double drainage and coefficient of consolidation Cv/2 to achieve the same degree of consolidation is
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