If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is
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A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because
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Contact pressure beneath a rigid footing resting on cohesive soil is
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Select the incorrect statement. Effective angle of shearing resistance
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Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarse-grained soils ?
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If the sand in-situ is in its densest state, then the relative density of sand is
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A soil has a bulk density of 22 kN/m3 and water content 10%. The dry density of soil is
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Coefficient of earth pressure at rest is
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When the plastic limit of a soil is greater than the liquid limit, then the plasticity index is reported as
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Voids ratio of a soil mass can
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Effective stress is
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In the plate loading test for determining the bearing capacity of soil, the size of square bearing plate should be
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The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is
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If the material of the base of the Casagrande liquid limit device on which the cup containing soil paste drops is softer than the standard hard rubber, then
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According to Atterberg, the soil is said to be of medium plasticity if the plasticity index PI is
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Which of the following is a measure of particle size range ?
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Sand particles are made of
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Uniformity coefficient of a soil is
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Coefficient of consolidation of a soil is affected by
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The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called
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