EXAMIANS
Which of the following soils has more plasticity index ?
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A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively
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If the degree of saturation of a partially saturated soil is 60%, then air content of the soil is
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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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In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on
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Constant head permeameter is used to test permeability of
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Which one of the following clays behaves like a dense sand ?
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A plane inclined at an angle ‘φ’ to the horizontal at which the soil is expected to stay in the absence of any lateral support, is known as
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The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes
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If the water table rises upto ground surface, then the
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