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Soil-mechanics Questions Set 48:

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In which consistency limit of soil, the volume does not change?

Shrinkage limit

Liquid limit

Plastic limit

Elastic limit

Solution:

Which one of the following is the most active clay mineral?

Na-illite

Na-kaolinite

Na-montmorillonite

Ca-montmorillonite

Solution:

What is the angle between the failure plane and horizontal plane in the active stage of soil?

90° + (φ)/2

45° + (φ)/2

90° - (φ)/2

45° - (φ)/2

Solution:

From a liquid limit test of soil, the water content corresponding to 10 and 40 blows were found to be 59% and 82% respectively. Find the flow index of the sample.

76.7%

38.2%

43.4%

50%

Solution:

Which of the two soil types, marine soil or lacustrine soil, is considered more permeable?

Marine soil

Lacustrine soil

Both have equal permeability

There is insufficient data to determine

Solution:

Calculate the permeability for an anisotropic soil (in m/day) if the permeability in the horizontal direction is 10 m/day and the permeability in the vertical direction is 2 m/day.

3.5

4.5

5.5

6.5

Solution:

A soil sample has a liquid limit of 45%, plastic limit of 25%, and shrinkage limit of 14%. For a natural water content of 30%, the liquidity index of the soil will be:

75%

80%

25%

None of the above

Solution:

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the shear box test?

Stress condition of soil is complex

The test cannot be used for coarse grained soil

No control on the drainage of soil

The shear box test is more complex test

Solution:

Match the following List I (Relative Density, I_D%) to List II (Classification):

List I (I_D%)

i. < 15

ii. 35-65

iii. 65-85

iv. >85

List II (Classification)

1. Very dense

2. Dense

3. Medium

4. Very loose

i-1, ii-2, iii-3, iv-4

i-4, ii-2, iii-3, iv-1

i-1, ii-3, iii-2, iv-4

i-4, ii-3, iii-2, iv-1

Solution:

OMC-SP and MDD -SP denote the optimum moisture content and maximum dry density obtained from standard Proctor compaction test, respectively. OMC-MP and MDD-MP denote the optimum moisture and maximum dry density obtained from the modified Proctor compaction test, respectively. Which one of the following is correct?

OMC-SP<OMC-MP and MDD-SP<MDD-MP

OMC-SP>OMC-MP and MDD-SP<MDD-MP

OMC-SP<OMC-MP and MDD-SP>MDD-MP

OMC-SP>OMC-MP and MDD-SP>MDD-MP

Soil-mechanics Questions Set 48:

In which consistency limit of soil, the volume does not change?

Solution:

Which one of the following is the most active clay mineral?

Solution:

What is the angle between the failure plane and horizontal plane in the active stage of soil?

Solution:

From a liquid limit test of soil, the water content corresponding to 10 and 40 blows were found to be 59% and 82% respectively. Find the flow index of the sample.

Solution:

Which of the two soil types, marine soil or lacustrine soil, is considered more permeable?

Solution:

Calculate the permeability for an anisotropic soil (in m/day) if the permeability in the horizontal direction is 10 m/day and the permeability in the vertical direction is 2 m/day.

Solution:

A soil sample has a liquid limit of 45%, plastic limit of 25%, and shrinkage limit of 14%. For a natural water content of 30%, the liquidity index of the soil will be:

Solution:

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the shear box test?

Solution:

Match the following List I (Relative Density, I_D%) to List II (Classification):

List I (I_D%)

i. < 15

ii. 35-65

iii. 65-85

iv. >85

List II (Classification)

1. Very dense

2. Dense

3. Medium

4. Very loose

Solution:

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Soil-mechanics Questions Set 48:

In which consistency limit of soil, the volume does not change?

Solution:

Which one of the following is the most active clay mineral?

Solution:

What is the angle between the failure plane and horizontal plane in the active stage of soil?

Solution:

From a liquid limit test of soil, the water content corresponding to 10 and 40 blows were found to be 59% and 82% respectively. Find the flow index of the sample.

Solution:

Which of the two soil types, marine soil or lacustrine soil, is considered more permeable?

Solution:

Calculate the permeability for an anisotropic soil (in m/day) if the permeability in the horizontal direction is 10 m/day and the permeability in the vertical direction is 2 m/day.

Solution:

A soil sample has a liquid limit of 45%, plastic limit of 25%, and shrinkage limit of 14%. For a natural water content of 30%, the liquidity index of the soil will be:

Solution:

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the shear box test?

Solution:

Match the following List I (Relative Density, ID%) to List II (Classification): List I (ID%) i. < 15 ii. 35-65 iii. 65-85 iv. >85 List II (Classification) 1. Very dense 2. Dense 3. Medium 4. Very loose

Solution:

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Match the following List I (Relative Density, I_D%) to List II (Classification):

List I (I_D%)

i. < 15

ii. 35-65

iii. 65-85

iv. >85

List II (Classification)

1. Very dense

2. Dense

3. Medium

4. Very loose