The water content of soil is defined as the ratio of

A compacted soil sample using 10% moisture content has a weight of 200 g and mass unit weight of 2.0 g/cm3. If the specific gravity of soil particles and water are 2.7 and 1.0, the degree of saturation of the soil is

because concrete is unable to maintain a particular shape before it sets, it must be placed in a form or mold,in building construction it is called...

The ratio of the volume of voids to the volume of soil solids in a given soil mass, is known

Rankine's theory of active earth pressure assumes

Which one of the following statements is true ?

The shear strength of the soil

if the volume of voids equal to the volume of solids, what is the porosity and void ratio equal to respectively

In AASHTO, soil greater than 75mm is classified as

undisturbed, existing field conditions

the most used property used in soil properties

The liquidity index is defined as a ratio expressed as percentage of

The maximum value of effective stress in the past divided by the present value, is defined as over consolidation ratio (OCR). The O.C.R. of an over consolidated clay is

a cohesive soil deposit is considered soft if the unconfined compression strength in kpa is between

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

the shear stress of cohesionless soil is

what are the capacity req. for all scaffolding.

Where is the metacenter for stable equilibrium

Triaxial shear test acts on what axis

Under-reamed piles are generally

Accurate determination of water content, is made by

it occurs after the completion of construction and resulotion of the majority of punchlist and commissioning issues

If the failure of a finite slope occurs through the toe, it is known as

a pressure surge or wave caused when a fluid in motion is forced to stop or change direction suddenly (momentum change) ir referred to in hydraulics as

The lateral earth pressure on a retaining wall

Molecules of liquid get attracted to

specific weight of liquid

The minimum water content at which the soil just begins to crumble when rolled into threads 3 mm in diameter, is known

ratio of weight of water to the weight of solid particles

The active earth pressure of a soil is proportional to (where φ is the angle of friction of the soil)

is an abrupt rise in water surface which results from retarding water flowing at lower stage

Stoke's law sates that the velocity at which a grain settles out of suspension, the other factors remaining constant, is dependent upon

the sudden, large decrease of shear strength of cohesionless soil caused by collapse of the soil structure,

Pick up the correct statement from the following

when the metacenter of a floating body is lower than the center of gravity, then the body will be in

for a flow net, lines connecting points of equal total head

A flow line makes angles θ1 and θ2 with the normal to the interface of the soils having permeabilities k1, k2 before and after deflection. According to the law of deflection of the flow lines at the interface of the dissimilar soils

Which soil property is most used in engineering

the moisture content in which a soil will have a plastic consistency

the hydraulic gradient at which effective stresses become zero. upward seepage

According to Coulomb's wedge theory, the active earth pressure slides the wedge

The liquid limit and plastic limit exist in

negative skin friction of piles

In 1.3 cNc + q Nq + 0.4 B Ny y, Nc, Nq and Ny are function of

the proportion of the volume of water to the volume of voids of agiven mass of soil

this drawing has elevation as it's vertical axis, and horizontal distance as measured along the centerline of facility, as it's horizontal axis

Pick up the clay soil group which does not swell when wet from the following :

section 302.2.2 of the NSCP provide that the slope to cut surfaces shall be no steeper than is safe for intended use and shall be no steeper than ......

Factor of safety against sliding of a slope, is the ratio of

the difference between the axial and radial stresses of a triaxial test sample

it is a measure of materials ability to dissipate or deaden mechanical vibration

the metacentric height is the distance between the

According to Coulomb's wedge theory, the active earth pressure slides the wedge

a method of protecting workers from cave-ins by excavating the sides of an excavation to form one or a series

A soil in which the particle sizes are distributed over a wide range is termed

when the path lines of the individual particles of a flowing liquid are irregular curves and continually cross each and form a complicated network, the flow is called..

What test is not performed in laboratory

When drainage is permitted under initially applied normal stress only and full primarily consolidation is allowed to take place, the test is known as

In a liquid limit test, the moisture content at 10 blows was 70% and that at 100 blows was 20%. The liquid limit of the soil, is

a device used to determine undrained shear strength of the soil which consists of four equal-sized thin steel plates welded to a steel torque rod.

a graphical analysis of seepage flow in a mass of soil to estimate flow quantities and pore pressures

The clay soil mainly consists of

the difference between the liquid and plastic limit of a soil mass

The internal molecular attraction of a soil, the cohesion

the intensity of vertical stress at a depth due to a point load acting on the surface of a semi infinite elastic soil mass is

the safe capacity of piles driven by powered hammers is based on following data: I. average penetration per blow, last 6 blows II. energy of hammer III. weight of hammer IV. weight of pile, including appurtenances V. coefficient of restitution depending on the weight of piles

a branch of hydraulics which deals with the study of forces exerted by or upon liquids in motion

in civil engineering, soil is

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

The quantity of seepage of water through soils is proportional to

Minimum size of the particles of silt soil, is

Pick up the correct statement from the following :

In what plane is additional stress (deviator stress) can affect the shear stress

if you are preparing a report on PERT CPM network,...... consider for preparation of the PERT CPM

a line joining the points of highest elevation of water in a series of vertical open pipes rising from a pipeline in which water flows under pressure is referred to as...

If Nf, Nd and H are total number flow channels, total number of potential drops and total hydraulic head differences respectively, the discharge q through the complete flow is given by (where K is a constant)

The minimum water content at which the soil retains its liquid state and also possesses a small shearing strength against flowing, is known

the weight per unit volume of a liquid at a standard temperature and pressure is called