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Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Exercise : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 1
16.
Pick up the clay soil group which does not swell when wet from the following :
Kaolinite group
Illite group
Vermiculite group
Montrorillonite group.
Answer: Option
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17.
Factor of safety against sliding of a slope, is the ratio of
actual cohesion to that required to maintain stability of slope
shear strength to shear stress along the surface
neither (a) nor (b)
both (a) and (b).
Answer: Option
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18.
The ratio of the volume of voids to the volume of soil solids in a given soil mass, is known
porosity
specific gravity
void ratio
water content.
Answer: Option
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19.
A compacted soil sample using 10% moisture content has a weight of 200 g and mass unit weight of 2.0 g/cm3. If the specific gravity of soil particles and water are 2.7 and 1.0, the degree of saturation of the soil is
11.1%
55.6%
69.6%
none of these.
Answer: Option
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20.
A partially saturated sample of soil has a unit weight of 2.0 g/cm3 and specific gravity of soil particles is 2.6. If the moisture content in the soil is 20%, the degree of saturation is
20%
77%
92%
none of these.
Answer: Option
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