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Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Exercise : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 2
21.
The compression index of a soil
decreases with an increase in the liquid limit
increases with an increase in the liquid limit
decreases with an increase in the plastic limit
is not related with plastic limit.
Answer: Option
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22.
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The void space between the soil grains, is filled partly with air and partly with water
In perfectly saturated soil, the voids are completely filled with water
In dry soil, the voids are completely filled with air
all the above.
Answer: Option
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23.
For a homogeneous earth dam 50 m high having 2 m free broad, a flow net was constructed and the results were : Number of potential drops = 2.4 Number of flow channels = 0.4. If coefficiency of permeability of the dam mateiral is 3 x 10-3 cm3/sec, the discharge per metre length of dam, is
12 x 10-5 m3/sec
24 x 10-3 m3/sec
6 x 10-5 m3/sec
24 x 10-5 m3/sec
Answer: Option
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24.
W is the weight of soil having a moisture content ω. If V is the volume of proctor's mould, the dry density of the soil is
Answer: Option
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25.
For shear strength, triaxial shear test is suitable because
it can be performed under all three drainage conditions
precise measurement of the pore pressure and volume change during the test is possible
stress distribution on the failure plane, is uniform
state of stress within the specimen during any stage of the test as well as at failure, is completely determined
all the above.
Answer: Option
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