Civil Engineering Mcqs

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
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
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