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Soil-mechanics Questions Set 54:

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What is the value of the plasticity index when the plastic limit is greater than or equal to the liquid limit?

-1

1.15

Solution:

If the plasticity index of a soil is 15%, then the soil will be:

Low plastic

Medium plastic

Highly plastic

Very highly plastic

Solution:

If V denotes Discharge Velocity and Vs denotes Seepage Velocity, then which of the following relations is true?

V > Vs

V = Vs

V < Vs

None of the above

Solution:

What are the features required for a soil component to be classified as a boulder?

Diameter more than 30 cm

Round to angular shape

All of the mentioned

Bulky and hard

Solution:

Water table drops by 3 m in irrigable land of 50hectare. If porosity and specific retention are 0.3 and 0.1 respectively, the change in storage in hec-m is

Solution:

According to the assumptions taken in Terzaghi's theory of one-dimensional consolidation, what is the soil considered to be?

homogenous

non-homogenous

anisotropic

heterogeneous

Solution:

A soil property called percentage air voids is denoted by 'n_a'. What is the range of 'n_a' where 'n' is the porosity of the soil?

[0, 1)

[0, n)

Both (1) and (2)

None of the above

Solution:

Which of the following is not a test for determining the shear strength of soil?

Vane shear test

Triaxial compression test

California Bearing Ratio test

Unconfined compression test

Solution:

In a laterally unconfined cylinder, soil fails under an axial stress of 18 t/m². The failure plane makes an angle of 45° with the horizontal. What is the value of cohesion (in t/m²)?

2.51 t/m^2

3.72 t/m^2

4.43 t/m^2

5.27 t/m^2

Solution:

Which of the following statements about Darcy's law is not true?

q is directly proportional to hydraulic gradient

q is inversely proportional to Area of cross-section

q is dependent on permeability of rock k

q is dependent on hydraulic gradient

Soil-mechanics Questions Set 54:

What is the value of the plasticity index when the plastic limit is greater than or equal to the liquid limit?

Solution:

If the plasticity index of a soil is 15%, then the soil will be:

Solution:

If V denotes Discharge Velocity and Vs denotes Seepage Velocity, then which of the following relations is true?

Solution:

What are the features required for a soil component to be classified as a boulder?

Solution:

Water table drops by 3 m in irrigable land of 50hectare. If porosity and specific retention are 0.3 and 0.1 respectively, the change in storage in hec-m is

Solution:

According to the assumptions taken in Terzaghi's theory of one-dimensional consolidation, what is the soil considered to be?

Solution:

A soil property called percentage air voids is denoted by 'n_a'. What is the range of 'n_a' where 'n' is the porosity of the soil?

Solution:

Which of the following is not a test for determining the shear strength of soil?

Solution:

In a laterally unconfined cylinder, soil fails under an axial stress of 18 t/m². The failure plane makes an angle of 45° with the horizontal. What is the value of cohesion (in t/m²)?

Solution:

Which of the following statements about Darcy's law is not true?

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Soil-mechanics Questions Set 54:

What is the value of the plasticity index when the plastic limit is greater than or equal to the liquid limit?

Solution:

If the plasticity index of a soil is 15%, then the soil will be:

Solution:

If V denotes Discharge Velocity and Vs denotes Seepage Velocity, then which of the following relations is true?

Solution:

What are the features required for a soil component to be classified as a boulder?

Solution:

Water table drops by 3 m in irrigable land of 50hectare. If porosity and specific retention are 0.3 and 0.1 respectively, the change in storage in hec-m is

Solution:

According to the assumptions taken in Terzaghi's theory of one-dimensional consolidation, what is the soil considered to be?

Solution:

A soil property called percentage air voids is denoted by 'na'. What is the range of 'na' where 'n' is the porosity of the soil?

Solution:

Which of the following is not a test for determining the shear strength of soil?

Solution:

In a laterally unconfined cylinder, soil fails under an axial stress of 18 t/m2. The failure plane makes an angle of 45° with the horizontal. What is the value of cohesion (in t/m2)?

Solution:

Which of the following statements about Darcy's law is not true?

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A soil property called percentage air voids is denoted by 'n_a'. What is the range of 'n_a' where 'n' is the porosity of the soil?

In a laterally unconfined cylinder, soil fails under an axial stress of 18 t/m². The failure plane makes an angle of 45° with the horizontal. What is the value of cohesion (in t/m²)?