A. face to face or parallel orientation
B. edge to edge orientation
C. edge to face orientation
D. all of the above
Related Mcqs:
- If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is_______________?
A. gravel
B. sand
C. silt
D. clay - If the voids of a soil mass are full of air only, the soil is termed as_______________?
A. air entrained soil
B. partially saturated soil
C. dry soil
D. dehydrated soil - A soil has a bulk density of 22 kN/m3 and water content 10 %. The dry density of soil is_______________?
A. 18.6 kN/m3
B. 20.0 kN/m3
C. 22.0 kN/m3
D. 23.2 kN/m3 - If the plasticity index of a soil mass is zero, the soil is______________?
A. sand
B. silt
C. clay
D. clayey silt - If the degree of saturation of a partially saturated soil is 60%, then air content of the soil is______________?
A. 40%
B. 60%
C. 80%
D. 100% - If the natural water content of soil mass lies between its liquid limit and plastic limit, the soil mass is said to be in______________?
A. liquid state
B. plastic state
C. semi-solid state
D. solid state - A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively______________________?
A. 0.5 N/mm2 and 30°
B. 0.05 N/mm2 and 0°
C. 0.2 N/mm2 and 0°
D. 0.05 N/mm2 and 45° - The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes______________?
A. decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index
B. decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index
C. decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index
D. increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index - Sand particles are made of________________?
A. rock minerals
B. kaolinite
C. illite
D. montmorillonite - According to IS classification, the range of silt size particles is_________________?
A. 4.75 mm to 2.00 mm
B. 2.00 mm to 0.425 mm
C. 0.425 mm to 0.075 mm
D. 0.075 mm to 0.002 mm
