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Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Exercise : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 4
21.
The zero atmospheric pressure is at
sea level
mean sea level
water table
phreatic surface
both (c) and (d) of the above.
Answer: Option
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22.
A soil mass coated with a thin layer of paraffin weighs 460 g. When immersed, it displaces 299 cc of water. The weight of paraffin is 10 g. If specific gravity of solids is 2.5 and that of paraffin 0.9, the void ratio of soil, is
0.55
0.60
0.65
0.70
Answer: Option
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23.
Pick up the incorrect definition from the following:
Ratio of the compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of remoulded soil, is known as the sensitivity of the soil sample
The rotation of soil particles into stable state while remoulding, is known as the thiostropy of soil
The water content at which a soil changes from the liquid state to solid state, is known liquid limit of the soil
The water content at which a soil flows, is known plastic limit of the soil
None of these.
Answer: Option
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24.
In a fow net
flow lines and equipotential lines cross each other at right angles
fields are rectangles whose length is twice the breadth
smaller the dimensions of the field, smaller will be the hydraulic gradient and velocity of flow through it
for homogeneous soil, the curves are smooth and circular.
Answer: Option
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25.
The ratio of the volume of water present in a given soil mass to the total volume of its voids, is known
porosity
void ratio
percentage voids
degree of saturation.
Answer: Option
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