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According to IS classification, the range of silt size particles is_________________?

  • (A)  4.75 mm to 2.00 mm
  • (B)  2.00 mm to 0.425 mm
  • (C)  0.425 mm to 0.075 mm
  • (D)  0.075 mm to 0.002 mm
Submitted By :Ali Uppal

If the water table rises upto ground surface, then the___________________?

  • (A)  effective stress is reduced due to decrease in total stress only but pore water pressure does not change
  • (B)  effective stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but total stress does not change
  • (C)  total stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but effec-tive stress does not change
  • (D)  total stress is increased due to de-crease in pore water pressure but effective stress does not change
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Highway Research Board (HRB) classification of soils is based on__________________?

  • (A)  particle size composition
  • (B)  plasticity characteristics
  • (C)  both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics
  • (D)  none of the above
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Rise of water table above the ground surface causes________________?

  • (A)  equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress
  • (B)  equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress
  • (C)  increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress
  • (D)  decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress
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Quick sand is a________________?

  • (A)  type of sand
  • (B)  flow condition occurring in cohesive soils
  • (C)  flow condition occurring in cohesionless soils
  • (D)  flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesionless soils
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The total and effective stresses at a depth of 5 m below the top level of water in a swimming pool are respectively__________________?

  • (A)  zero and zero
  • (B)  0.5 kg/cm2 and zero
  • (C)  0.5 kg/cm2 and 0.5 kg/cm2
  • (D)  1.0 kg/cm2 and 0.5 kg/cm2
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The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is_______________?

  • (A)  kaolinite
  • (B)  illite
  • (C)  montmorillonite
  • (D)  none of the above
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Sand particles are made of________________?

  • (A)  rock minerals
  • (B)  kaolinite
  • (C)  illite
  • (D)  montmorillonite
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Dispersed type of soil structure is an arrangement comprising particles having______________?

  • (A)  face to face or parallel orientation
  • (B)  edge to edge orientation
  • (C)  edge to face orientation
  • (D)  all of the above
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