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Civil Engineering Mcqs

The total discharge from two wells situated near to each other is_________________?

  • (A)  sum of the discharges from individual wells
  • (B)  less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells
  • (C)  greater than the sum of the discharges from individual wells
  • (D)  equal to larger of the two discharges from individual wells
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Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Which of the following methods is more suitable for the determination of permeability of clayey soil ?

  • (A)  constant head method
  • (B)  falling head method
  • (C)  horizontal permeability test
  • (D)  none of the above
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Coefficient of permeability of soil______________?

  • (A)  does not depend upon temperature
  • (B)  increases with the increase in temperature
  • (C)  increases with the decrease in temperature
  • (D)  none of the above
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Effective stress is______________?

  • (A)  the stress at particles contact
  • (B)  a physical parameter that can be measured
  • (C)  important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil
  • (D)  all of the above
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Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarse-grained soils ?

  • (A)  constant head method
  • (B)  falling head method
  • (C)  both the above
  • (D)  none of the above
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Submitted By :Ali Uppal


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Effective stress on soil_____________?

  • (A)  increases voids ratio and decreases permeability
  • (B)  increases both voids ratio and permeability
  • (C)  decreases both voids ratio and permeability
  • (D)  decreases voids ratio and increases permeability
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Physical properties of a permeant which influence permeability are________________?

  • (A)  viscosity only
  • (B)  unit weight only
  • (C)  both viscosity and unit weight
  • (D)  none of the above
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