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Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Exercise : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 2
46.
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Illite bond is weaker than Kaolinite bond
Illite bond is stronger than montmorillonite bond
Illites do not swell when wet
Illites are composed of two silica tetrahedralsheets with a central octahedral sheet
All the above.
Answer: Option
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47.
Determination of water content of a soil sample suspected to contain gypsum is made by drying the sample for longer period at a temperature not more than
60°C
80°C
100°C
110°C
Answer: Option
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48.
Water formed transported soil is
alluvial
marine
lacustrine
loess.
Answer: Option
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49.
A decrease in water content results in a reduction of the volume of a soil in
liquid state
plastic state
semi solid state
all of these.
Answer: Option
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50.
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
If the ratio of depth to width is less than 2, it is shallow foundation
If the ratio of depth to width is more than 2, it is deep foundation
If the ratio of the length to width is between 1 and 2, it is spread foundation
If the length is large as compared to width, it is a strip foundation
All the above.
Answer: Option
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