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Soil-mechanics Questions Set 39:

Quiz Mode

Due to surcharge, the stress distribution in a soil is always?

triangular

rectangular

parabolic

square

Solution:

The value of the coefficient of permeability is in the range of 10 to 10^-1, the soil type is?

Gravel

Sand

Silt

Clay

Solution:

Which apparatus is used to determine the liquid limit of soil?

Thread test

Casagrande's apparatus

C.B.R apparatus

Cone penetrometer

Solution:

Match List-I (Soil) with List-II (Type) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

A-3, B-2, C-1

A-2, B-3, C-1

A-3, B-1, C-2

A-1, B-2, C-3

Solution:

Which of the following is the correct equation for the shrinkage index (I_s)?

Liquid limit - plastic limit

Plastic limit - shrinkage limit

Plasticity index / flow index

Liquid limit - water content

Solution:

How can we analyze the particle size distribution of soil when the particle size is between 75 microns and 2 microns?

Coarse sieve analysis

Fine sieve analysis

Finite element analysis

Wet mechanical analysis

Solution:

A submerged soil with water level above 1m of ground level has an effective stress of 20 kN/m² at the depth of 2m below ground level. What is the effective stress when the water level is reduced to ground level?

30 kN/m²

20 kN/m²

29.8 kN/m²

Data insufficient

Solution:

In a shrinkage limit test, the volume and mass of a dry soil pat are found to be 50cm³ and 88g, respectively. The specific gravity of the soil solids is 2.71 and the density of water is 1 g/ce. The shrinkage limit (in %, up to two decimal places) is

23.45%

19.90%

21.56%

13.45%

Solution:

The results of a consolidation test on an undistributed soil, sampled at a depth of 10 m below the ground level as follows:
Saturated unit weight: 16 kN/m³
Pre-consolidation pressure: 90kPa
The water table was encountered at the ground level. Assuming the unit weight of water was as 10 kN/m³, the over-consolidation ratio of the soil is:

0.67

1.50

1.77

2.00

Solution:

In an Oedometer apparatus, specimen of fully saturated clay has been consolidated under a vertical pressure of 50 kN/m² and is presently at equilibrium. The effective stress and pore
water pressure immediately on increasing the vertical stress to 150 kN/m², respectively are.

50 kN/m² and 100 kN/m²

100 kN/m2 and 50 kN/m²

0 kN/m² and 150 kN/m²

150 kN/m² and 0 kN/m²

Soil-mechanics Questions Set 39:

Due to surcharge, the stress distribution in a soil is always?

Solution:

The value of the coefficient of permeability is in the range of 10 to 10^-1, the soil type is?

Solution:

Which apparatus is used to determine the liquid limit of soil?

Solution:

Match List-I (Soil) with List-II (Type) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

Solution:

Which of the following is the correct equation for the shrinkage index (I_s)?

Solution:

How can we analyze the particle size distribution of soil when the particle size is between 75 microns and 2 microns?

Solution:

A submerged soil with water level above 1m of ground level has an effective stress of 20 kN/m² at the depth of 2m below ground level. What is the effective stress when the water level is reduced to ground level?

Solution:

In a shrinkage limit test, the volume and mass of a dry soil pat are found to be 50cm³ and 88g, respectively. The specific gravity of the soil solids is 2.71 and the density of water is 1 g/ce. The shrinkage limit (in %, up to two decimal places) is

Solution:

Solution:

In an Oedometer apparatus, specimen of fully saturated clay has been consolidated under a vertical pressure of 50 kN/m² and is presently at equilibrium. The effective stress and pore
water pressure immediately on increasing the vertical stress to 150 kN/m², respectively are.

Solution:

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Soil-mechanics Questions Set 39:

Due to surcharge, the stress distribution in a soil is always?

Solution:

The value of the coefficient of permeability is in the range of 10 to 10-1, the soil type is?

Solution:

Which apparatus is used to determine the liquid limit of soil?

Solution:

Match List-I (Soil) with List-II (Type) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

Solution:

Which of the following is the correct equation for the shrinkage index (Is)?

Solution:

How can we analyze the particle size distribution of soil when the particle size is between 75 microns and 2 microns?

Solution:

A submerged soil with water level above 1m of ground level has an effective stress of 20 kN/m² at the depth of 2m below ground level. What is the effective stress when the water level is reduced to ground level?

Solution:

In a shrinkage limit test, the volume and mass of a dry soil pat are found to be 50cm³ and 88g, respectively. The specific gravity of the soil solids is 2.71 and the density of water is 1 g/ce. The shrinkage limit (in %, up to two decimal places) is

Solution:

Solution:

In an Oedometer apparatus, specimen of fully saturated clay has been consolidated under a vertical pressure of 50 kN/m² and is presently at equilibrium. The effective stress and porewater pressure immediately on increasing the vertical stress to 150 kN/m², respectively are.

Solution:

Related Question Sets:

Related Topics:

The value of the coefficient of permeability is in the range of 10 to 10^-1, the soil type is?

Which of the following is the correct equation for the shrinkage index (I_s)?

In an Oedometer apparatus, specimen of fully saturated clay has been consolidated under a vertical pressure of 50 kN/m² and is presently at equilibrium. The effective stress and pore
water pressure immediately on increasing the vertical stress to 150 kN/m², respectively are.