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Soil-mechanics Questions Set 37:

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What is the typical Poisson's ratio for coarse sand?

0.1 - 0.3

0.2 - 0.4

0.15

0.25

Solution:

The shrinkage index represents the consistency of soil in which state?

Liquid

Solid

Semi-solid

Gaseous

Solution:

Group symbols assigned to silty sand and clayey sand are respectively

SM and CS

SS and CS

SM and SC

MS and CS

Solution:

If the cohesion of pure clay is 50 kN/m², what is its unified compressive strength?

25 kN/m²

50 kN/m²

75 kN/m²

100 kN/m²

Solution:

What is the other name for active earth pressure?

None of the above

Major principal stress

Minor principal stress

Shear stress

Solution:

When the specific gravity and in-situ void ratio of a soil deposit are 2.7 and 0.8 respectively, what is the value of the critical gradient?

0.94

2.05

8.5

2.125

Solution:

During a consolidometer test, the pore water pressure in the soil sample is:

Maximum at the bottom

Maximum at the top

Maximum at the center

Minimum at the center

Solution:

A certain soil has the following properties:
G_s = 2.71, n = 40% and w = 20%. The degree of saturation of the soil (rounded off to nearest 1 decimal place, in %) is______.

Solution:

Which of the following data cannot be determined using a pile load test?

Vertical bearing capacity of pile

Integrity of the pile

Uplift load capacity of pile

Lateral load capacity of pile

Solution:

If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, the void ratio of the sample is

Less than specific gravity of soil

Equal to specific gravity of soil

Greater than specific gravity of soil

Independent of specific gravity of soil

Soil-mechanics Questions Set 37:

What is the typical Poisson's ratio for coarse sand?

Solution:

The shrinkage index represents the consistency of soil in which state?

Solution:

Group symbols assigned to silty sand and clayey sand are respectively

Solution:

If the cohesion of pure clay is 50 kN/m², what is its unified compressive strength?

Solution:

What is the other name for active earth pressure?

Solution:

When the specific gravity and in-situ void ratio of a soil deposit are 2.7 and 0.8 respectively, what is the value of the critical gradient?

Solution:

During a consolidometer test, the pore water pressure in the soil sample is:

Solution:

A certain soil has the following properties:
G_s = 2.71, n = 40% and w = 20%. The degree of saturation of the soil (rounded off to nearest 1 decimal place, in %) is______.

Solution:

Which of the following data cannot be determined using a pile load test?

Solution:

If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, the void ratio of the sample is

Solution:

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Soil-mechanics Questions Set 37:

What is the typical Poisson's ratio for coarse sand?

Solution:

The shrinkage index represents the consistency of soil in which state?

Solution:

Group symbols assigned to silty sand and clayey sand are respectively

Solution:

If the cohesion of pure clay is 50 kN/m2, what is its unified compressive strength?

Solution:

What is the other name for active earth pressure?

Solution:

When the specific gravity and in-situ void ratio of a soil deposit are 2.7 and 0.8 respectively, what is the value of the critical gradient?

Solution:

During a consolidometer test, the pore water pressure in the soil sample is:

Solution:

A certain soil has the following properties:Gs = 2.71, n = 40% and w = 20%. The degree of saturation of the soil (rounded off to nearest 1 decimal place, in %) is______.

Solution:

Which of the following data cannot be determined using a pile load test?

Solution:

If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, the void ratio of the sample is

Solution:

Related Question Sets:

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If the cohesion of pure clay is 50 kN/m², what is its unified compressive strength?

A certain soil has the following properties:
G_s = 2.71, n = 40% and w = 20%. The degree of saturation of the soil (rounded off to nearest 1 decimal place, in %) is______.