MCQs / Q&A

A. equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress
B. equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress
C. increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress
D. decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress

A. type of sand
B. flow condition occurring in cohesive soils
C. flow condition occurring in cohesionless soils
D. flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesionless soils

A. zero and zero
B. 0.5 kg/cm2 and zero
C. 0.5 kg/cm2 and 0.5 kg/cm2
D. 1.0 kg/cm2 and 0.5 kg/cm2

A. kaolinite
B. illite
C. montmorillonite
D. none of the above

A. rock minerals
B. kaolinite
C. illite
D. montmorillonite

A. face to face or parallel orientation
B. edge to edge orientation
C. edge to face orientation
D. all of the above

A. MH
B. SL
C. ML
D. CH

A. the liquid limit of soil always increases
B. the liquid limit of soil always decreases
C. the liquid limit of soil may increase
D. the liquid limit of soil may decrease

A. sand
B. silt
C. clay
D. gravel

A. liquid state
B. plastic state
C. semi-solid state
D. solid state