The value of compression index for a remoulded sample whose liquid limit is 50% is______________?
A. 0.028
B. 0.28
C. 036
D. 0.036
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
The slope of isochrone at any point at a given time indicates the rate of change of_______________?
The slope of isochrone at any point at a given time indicates the rate of change of_______________?
A. effective stress with time
B. effective stress with depth
C. pore water pressure with depth
D. pore water pressure with time
The flownet for an earthen dam with 30 m water depth consists of 25 potential drops and 5 flow channels. The coefficient of permeability of dam material is 0.03 mm/sec. The discharge per meter length of dam is________________?
The flownet for an earthen dam with 30 m water depth consists of 25 potential drops and 5 flow channels. The coefficient of permeability of dam material is 0.03 mm/sec. The discharge per meter length of dam is________________?
A. 0.00018 nrVsec
B. 0.0045 m3/sec
C. 0.18m3/sec
D. 0.1125m3/sec
Total number of stress components at a point within a soil mass loaded at its boundary is______________?
Total number of stress components at a point within a soil mass loaded at its boundary is______________?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 16
The total discharge from two wells situated near to each other is_________________?
The total discharge from two wells situated near to each other is_________________?
A. sum of the discharges from individual wells
B. less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells
C. greater than the sum of the discharges from individual wells
D. equal to larger of the two discharges from individual wells
Due to a rise in temperature, the viscosity and the unit weight of the percolating fluid are reduced to 60% and 90% respectively. If other things remain constant, the coefficient of permeability__________________?
Due to a rise in temperature, the viscosity and the unit weight of the percolating fluid are reduced to 60% and 90% respectively. If other things remain constant, the coefficient of permeability__________________?
A. increases by 25%
B. increases by 50%
C. increases by 33.3%
D. decreases by 33.3%
Which of the following methods is more suitable for the determination of permeability of clayey soil ?
Which of the following methods is more suitable for the determination of permeability of clayey soil ?
A. constant head method
B. falling head method
C. horizontal permeability test
D. none of the above
Coefficient of permeability of soil______________?
Coefficient of permeability of soil______________?
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
Effective stress is______________?
Effective stress is______________?
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
Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarse-grained soils ?
Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarse-grained soils ?
A. constant head method
B. falling head method
C. both the above
D. none of the above