問題一覧
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The volume of liquid passing a cross-section of a stream
Discharge
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According to USCS, what do you call a soil grain with grain size greater than 4.75 mm but less than 75 mm.
Gravel
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The component of shear strength of a rock of soil that interparticle friction is called_____.
Cohesion
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What is the ratio of the volume of voids to the total volume?
Porosity
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A practice or procedure used to assess the particle size distribution (also called gradation) of a granular material. The size distribution is often of critical importance to the way the material performs in use.
Sieve Analysis
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A line joining the points of elevation of water in a series of vertical open pipes rising from a pipeline in which water flows under pressure is referred to as:
Hydraulic Gradient
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What is the ratio of the weight of water to the weight of solids in a given volume of soil?
Water Content
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A ship floating in seawater is stable if the metacentric height is:
Above the center of gravity
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When the path lines of the individual particles of a flowing liquid are irregular curves and continually cross each other and form a complicated network, the flow is called:
Turbulent
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According to USCS soil classification of a soil particle whose size is greater than 75 mm is called_____.
Cobbles
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Which of the ff. is not a component of the soil mass?
None in the list
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A process which water-saturated soil sediment temporarily loss strength and acts as a fluid.
Liquefaction
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When at any instant, the numbers of particles passing every section of the stream are always equal; the flow is said to be___.
Continuous
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The surface tension phenomenon is one of the reasons that small insects can walk on water. Determine the value of surface tension at normal room temperature.
0.064 N/m
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If with steady flow in any length or reach of a stream, the average velocity at every cross-section is the same in that reach, the flow is said to be:
Uniform
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Section 302.4.5 of the national structural code of the Philippines (C101-10) provides that slope of fill surface shall be no steeper than is safe for its intended use and shall not be steeper than ____.
1:2
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A line joining the points of elevation of water in a series of vertical open pipes rising from a pipeline in which water flows under pressure is referred to as:
Hydraulic Gradient
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The cohesion Strength of a cohesive soil is a compression strength, C=k·qu, where k is equal to____
0.50
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What happens when there is a lowering of water table?
there is a decrease of lateral pressure
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In accordance with the Unified Soils Classification of Soils, which are considered course grained if the passing through No. 200 sieve is less than____.
50
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The ratio between the volume of voids and the total volume of the soil mass is referred to as:
Porosity
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Determine the force why small insects can walk on the water
Surface Tension
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One of the following foundation conditions does not affect foundation settlement.
None of the other choices
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If the discharge passing a given cross-section of a stress is constant wit time, the flow at that section is called
Steady
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The ratio between the volume of the water and the volume of the voids in a soil mass is referred to as:
Degree of Saturation
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It is a soil present effective over burn pressure is less than that which the soil experienced in the past.
Over Consolidated
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Which component of rock or soil is independent of interparticle friction?
Cohesion
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The largest grain size that passes a no. 200 sieve in millimetres is____
0.0740 mm
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The pressure exerted onto a liquid is transmitted undiminished to all portions of the liquid. The principle of mechanics is attributed to:
Pascal
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Section 302.4.5 of the national structural code of the Philippines (C101-10) provides that slope of fill surface shall be no steeper than is safe for its intended use and shall not be steeper than ____.
1:2
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Which of the following is not a soil component?
gas
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What would happen if the ground water table will be at the ground level?
Decrease in the Vertical Pressure
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One of the following foundation conditions does not affect foundation settlement.
Effect of load to the foundations
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A pile of sand keeps from spreading out like a liquid because the weight of the sand keeps the grains stuck together in their current arrangement, mostly out of static friction. The weight and pressure is called.
Effective Stress
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A pressure Surge or wave caused when a fluid in motion is forced to stop or change direction suddenly (momentum change) is referred to in Hydraulics as
Water Hammer
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What is the ratio of the volume of water to the volume of voids?
Degree of Saturation
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What is the ratio of the volume of voids to the total volume of solids?
Void Ratio
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Water has a maximum unit weight at a temperature of _____.
4oC
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In any stream flowing steadily without friction, the total energy contained is the same at every point in its path of low. This principle is attributed to:
Bernoulli
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Section 302.4.1 NSCP. Steepness of the fill (above natural ground) shall not exceed:
1:2
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A cohesive soil deposit is considered soft if the unconfined compression strength in kPa is between:
24 to 48
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One of the following is not characteristic of cohesionless soils:
High Shear Strength
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A pressure Surge or wave caused when a fluid in motion is forced to stop or change direction suddenly (momentum change) is referred to in Hydraulics as
Water Hammer
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Section 302.3.3 NSCP. Steepness of the cut shall not exceed
1:2
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A phenomenon in which the strength and stiffness of a soil is reduced by earthquake shaking or other rapid loading.
Liquefaction
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Soil derives its strength from its capacity to resist____.
Shear
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A body placed in a liquid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the displaced liquid. This principle of buoyancy was attributed to:
Archimedes
48
The fraction of soil passing which sieve number is used for Atterberg Limits tests of soils?
40