For better strength and stability, the fine grained soils and coarse grained soils are compacted respectively as____________________? A. dry of OMC and wet of OMCB. wet of OMC and dry of OMC C. wet of OMC and wet of OMC…
For a loose sand sample and a dense sand sample consolidated to the same effective stress_____________? A. ultimate strength is same and also peak strength is same B. ultimate strength is different but peak strength is sameC. ultimate strength is…
With the increase in the amount of compaction energy________________? A. optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreasesB. optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases C. both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase D. both…
Direct measurement of permeability of the specimen at any stage of loading can be made_______________? A. only in fixed ring type consolido-meter B. only in floating ring type consolido-meter C. both (A) and (B) D. none of the above
The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil_______________? A. decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio B. decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit C. increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio…
A normally consolidated clay settled 10 mm when effective stress was increased from 100 kN/m2 to 200 kN/ m2. If the effective stress is further increased from 200 kN/ m2 to 400 kN/ m2, then the settlement of the same…
The ultimate consolidation settlement of a soil is________________? A. directly proportional to the voids ratioB. directly proportional to the compression index C. inversely proportional to the compression index D. none of the above
The maximum dry density upto which any soil can be compacted depends upon____________? A. moisture content only B. amount of compaction energy onlyC. both moisture content and amount of compaction energy D. none of the above
Coarse grained soils are best compacted by a_______________? A. drum roller B. rubber tyred roller C. sheep’s foot rollerD. vibratory roller
Coefficient of compressibility is_______________? A. constant for any type of soilB. different for different types of soils and also different for a soil under different states of consolidation C. different for different types of soils but same for a soil…