A. does not depend upon temperature
B. increases with the increase in temperature
C. increases with the decrease in temperature
D. none of the above
A. the stress at particles contact
B. a physical parameter that can be measured
C. important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil
D. all of the above
A. constant head method
B. falling head method
C. both the above
D. none of the above
A. gravel
B. sand
C. silt
D. clay
A. 1.0m
B. 1.5 m
C. 2.0 m
D. 3m
A. increases voids ratio and decreases permeability
B. increases both voids ratio and permeability
C. decreases both voids ratio and permeability
D. decreases voids ratio and increases permeability
A. viscosity only
B. unit weight only
C. both viscosity and unit weight
D. none of the above
A. 4.75 mm to 2.00 mm
B. 2.00 mm to 0.425 mm
C. 0.425 mm to 0.075 mm
D. 0.075 mm to 0.002 mm
A. effective stress is reduced due to decrease in total stress only but pore water pressure does not change
B. effective stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but total stress does not change
C. total stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but effec-tive stress does not change
D. total stress is increased due to de-crease in pore water pressure but effective stress does not change
A. particle size composition
B. plasticity characteristics
C. both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics
D. none of the above