Soil Mechanics And Foundation

It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform None of these Volume of water to volume of given soil Volume of water to volume of given soil Weight of water to weight of solids of given mass of soil None of the above Alcohol method Sand bath method Oven-drying method Calcium carbide method Loess Marine Alluvial Lacustrine Wind Water Glacier Gravitational force Leaching Hydration Oxidation All of the above Round-grained dense sand Round-grained loose sand Angular-grained dense sand None of the above True False Liquid state Semi solid state Plastic state All of these 2.0 2.6 2.4 None of the above Illites Kaolinites Vermiculite All the above.

Gravel

Sand

Silt

Clay

Less at edges compared to middle

More at edges compared to middle

Uniform throughout

None of the above

Increases as the size of particles increases

Increases as the soil gradation improves

Is limited to a maximum value of 45°

Is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil

Constant head method

Falling head method

Both the above

None of the above

Effective size

Uniformity coefficient

Coefficient of curvature

None of the above

Rock minerals

Kaolinite

Illite

Montmorillonite

Always less than 1

Always equal to 1

Equal to or less than 1

Equal to or greater than 1

Compressibility

Permeability

Both compressibility and permeability

None of the above

Air content

Porosity

Percentage air voids

Voids ratio