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Well graded gravel

Poorly graded gravel

Silty gravel

Clayey gravel

soil is highly porous

sudden change in permeability occurs

Effective pressure becomes zero

soil is highly stratified

Elastic limit

Atterberg limit

Plastic limit

Liquid limit

3 - solid, water, void

2 - solid, water

2 - solid, void

2 - water, void

Mass specific gravity of soil

Specific gravity of soil

Specific density of soil

Saturated density of soil

The soil contains unequal proportions of the three constituents, in order, sand>silt>clay

The soil contains equal proportions of sand, silt and clay

The soil contains unequal proportions of the three constituents such that clay silt sand

There is no information regarding the relative proportions of the three.

1.8 × 10^-5 cumec/s/m

2.4 × 10^-4 cumec/s/m

2.88 × 10^-4 cumec/s/m

1.5 × 10^-5 cumec/s/m

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Soil-mechanics Questions Set 30:

What is the nature of the pore water pressure in the capillary zone?

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Calculate the degree of consolidation for a settlement of 3 mm, where the ultimate settlement is 8 mm.

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Identify the type of gravel when fines > 12% and Plasticity Index (Ip) < 4

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Piping in soil occurs when

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The transition of a soil's water content from one state to another is called the ______.

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Calculate the permeability coefficient of soil if the effective size of the soil particles is 0.02 cm.

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The phase diagram for a completely saturated soil has how many phases and what are they?

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The specific gravity of a mass of soil including solid, air and water is termed as ______.

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The description 'sandy silty clay' signifies that

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A homogeneous earthen dam is 24 m high and has a freeboard of 4 m. The flow net drawn for the dam indicates the number of potential drops as 12 and the number of flow channels as 3. The coefficient of permeability of the dam is 3 × 10-6 m/s. The discharge per meter length of the dam will be:

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Identify the type of gravel when fines > 12% and Plasticity Index (I_p) < 4

A homogeneous earthen dam is 24 m high and has a freeboard of 4 m. The flow net drawn for the dam indicates the number of potential drops as 12 and the number of flow channels as 3. The coefficient of permeability of the dam is 3 × 10^-6 m/s. The discharge per meter length of the dam will be: