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Civil Engineering Mcqs

The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil_______________?

  • (A)  decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio
  • (B)  decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit
  • (C)  increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio
  • (D)  increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Submitted By :Ali Uppal


The ultimate consolidation settlement of a soil is________________?

  • (A)  directly proportional to the voids ratio
  • (B)  directly proportional to the compression index
  • (C)  inversely proportional to the compression index
  • (D)  none of the above
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The maximum dry density upto which any soil can be compacted depends upon____________?

  • (A)  moisture content only
  • (B)  amount of compaction energy only
  • (C)  both moisture content and amount of compaction energy
  • (D)  none of the above
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Coarse grained soils are best compacted by a_______________?

  • (A)  drum roller
  • (B)  rubber tyred roller
  • (C)  sheep’s foot roller
  • (D)  vibratory roller
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Coefficient of compressibility is_______________?

  • (A)  constant for any type of soil
  • (B)  different for different types of soils and also different for a soil under different states of consolidation
  • (C)  different for different types of soils but same for a soil under different states of consolidation
  • (D)  independent of type of soil but depends on the stress history of soil
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Compressibility of sandy soils is______________?

  • (A)  almost equal to that of clayey soils
  • (B)  much greater than that of clayey soils
  • (C)  much less than that of clayey soils
  • (D)  none of the above
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Which one of the following clays behaves like a dense sand ?

  • (A)  over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio
  • (B)  over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio
  • (C)  normally consolidated clay
  • (D)  under-consolidated clay
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Degree of consolidation is________________?

  • (A)  directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to drainage path
  • (B)  directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to square of drainage path
  • (C)  directly proportional to drainage path and inversely proportional to time
  • (D)  directly proportional to square of drainage path and inversely proportional to time
Submitted By :Ali Uppal