Geotechnical Engineering Set 12

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This set of Geotechnical Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Geotechnical Engineering Set 12

Q1 | The value of compression index for a remoulded sample whose liquid limit is 50% is
Q2 | Fine sand possesses
Q3 | Coarse grained soils are best compacted by a
Q4 | According to Atterberg, the soil is said to be of medium plasticity if the plasticity index PI is
Q5 | The coefficient of curvature for a well graded soil, must be between
Q6 | A normally consolidated clay settled 10 mm when effective stress was increased from 100 kN/m² to 200 kN/m². If the effective stress is further increased from 200 kN/m² to 400 kN/m², then the settlement of the same clay is
Q7 | The lateral earth pressure on a retaining wall
Q8 | If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is
Q9 | 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
Q10 | Which of the following soils has more plasticity index?
Q11 | The liquid limit and plastic limit exist in
Q12 | For determining the moisture content of a soil sample, the following data is available Weight of container = 260 g, Weight of soil sample and = 320 g container, Weight of soil sample (dried) and = 310 g container. The moisture content of the soil sample, is
Q13 | 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 co - efficiency of permeability of the dam material is 3 × 10-3 cm3/sec, the discharge per metre length of dam, is
Q14 | The soil which contains finest grain particles, is
Q15 | The minimum centre to centre distance of friction piles of 1 m diameter, is
Q16 | When drainage is permitted under initially applied normal stress only and full primarily consolidation is allowed to take place, the test is known as
Q17 | The liquidity index is defined as a ratio expressed as percentage of
Q18 | Number of piles required to support a column, is
Q19 | According to the Indian Standards the specific gravity is the ratio of the unit weight of soil solids to that of water at a temperature of
Q20 | Maximum size of clay particles is:
Q21 | The compression resulting from a long term static load and consequent escape of pore water,is known as
Q22 | Minimum size of the particles of silt soil, is
Q23 | The ultimate Settlement of a soil is directly proportional to:
Q24 | A pile is being driven with a drop hammer weighing 1800 kg and having a free fall of 1.00 m. If the penetration with last blow is 5 mm, the load carrying capacity of the pile, -according to the Engineering News formula, is
Q25 | Water formed transported soil is