Soil-mechanics Questions Set 7:
Which clay mineral has an Activity greater than 4?
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The deltas of the Mahanadi and the Godavari rivers are rich in which type of soil?
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Calculate the coefficient of active earth pressure, Ka, if the angle of internal friction, φ, is 30°.
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A saturated sand sample has dry unit weight of 18 kN/m³ and a specific gravity of 2.65. If Y= 10 kN/m³, the water content of the soil is
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Which of the following expressions for critical hydraulic gradient (ic) is correct?
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State the behavior of a soil specimen having a plasticity index of 10 and a percentage of clay passing through a 2μm sieve of 15%.
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In geotechnical engineering, what is the definition of water content?
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The maximum dry density of a soil sample by the light compaction test is 1.7 g/cm³ at an optimum water content of 15%, and the specific gravity of soil particles is 2.5. What is the percentage of air voids in the soil?
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The width of a square footing and the diameter of circular footing are equal. If both the footings are placed on the surface of sandy soil, the ratio of the ultimate bearing capacity of circular footing to that of square footing will be
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Particle size distribution curve for soil is plotted with % finer on the y-axis and log scale on the x-axis. The log scale is used on the x-axis because:
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