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Coefficient of consolidation for clays normally_______________?

  • (A)  decreases with increase in liquid limit
  • (B)  increases with increase in liquid limit
  • (C)  first increases and then decreases with increase in liquid limit
  • (D)  remains constant at all liquid limits
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Time factor for a clay layer is_______________?

  • (A)  a dimensional parameter
  • (B)  directly proportional to permeability of soil
  • (C)  inversely proportional to drainage path
  • (D)  independent of thickness of clay layer
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Coefficient of consolidation of a soil is affected by_______________?

  • (A)  compressibility
  • (B)  permeability
  • (C)  both compressibility and permeability
  • (D)  none of the above
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The most suitable method for drainage of fine grained cohesive soils is________________?

  • (A)  well ppint system
  • (B)  vacuum method
  • (C)  deep well system
  • (D)  electroosmosis method
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Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay__________________?

  • (A)  a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant
  • (B)  a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant
  • (C)  both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease
  • (D)  both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase
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The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits________________?

  • (A)  parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification
  • (B)  parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification
  • (C)  is always same in both directions
  • (D)  parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification
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The slope of isochrone at any point at a given time indicates the rate of change of_______________?

  • (A)  effective stress with time
  • (B)  effective stress with depth
  • (C)  pore water pressure with depth
  • (D)  pore water pressure with time
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Submitted By :Ali Uppal