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Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Exercise : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 4
46.
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The void ratio in soils is defined as the ratio of the volume of voids to the volume of solids
The porosity of a soil is defined as the ratio of the volume of voids to the gross volume of the soil
The bulk density of a soil is defined as the unit weight of the soil
The dry density of a soil is defined as weight of solids to the total volume of the soil
All the above.
Answer: Option
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47.
The shear strength of a soil
increases with an increase in the normal stress
is proportional to the cohesion of the soil
is generally known as the strength of the soil
is proportional to the tangent of the angle of internal friction
all the above.
Answer: Option
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48.
The property of a soil which permits water to percolate through it, is called
moisture content
permeability
capillarity
none of these.
Answer: Option
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49.
The triaxial apparatus is usually used for
unconsolidated-undrained test
consolidated-undrained test
drained test
all the above tests.
Answer: Option
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50.
A pycnometer is used to determine
voids ratio
dry density
water content
density index.
Answer: Option
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