A. oven drying method
B. sand bath method
C. alcohol method
D. calcium carbide method
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A soil has a bulk density of 22 kN/m3 and water content 10 %. The dry density of soil is_______________?
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Stoke’s law is valid only if the size of particle is________________?
A. 18.6 kN/m3
B. 20.0 kN/m3
C. 22.0 kN/m3
D. 23.2 kN/m3
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Which of the following is a measure of particle size range ?
A. less than 0.0002 mm
B. greater than 0.2 mm
C. between 0.2 mm and 0.0002 mm
D. all of the above
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Uniformity coefficient of a soil is__________________?
A. effective size
B. uniformity coefficient
C. coefficient of curvature
D. none of the above
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The hydrometer method of sedimentation analysis differs from the pipette analysis mainly in_____________?
A. always less than 1
B. always equal to 1
C. equal to or less than 1
D. equal to or gi eater than 1
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According to Atterberg, the soil is said to be of medium plasticity if the plasticity index PI is____________?
A. the principle of test
B. the method of taking observations
C. the method of preparation of soil suspension
D. all of the above
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If the plasticity index of a soil mass is zero, the soil is______________?
A. 0 < PI < 7
B. 7<PI< 17
C. 17<PI27
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When the plastic limit of a soil is greater than the liquid limit, then the plasticity index is reported as_____________?
A. sand
B. silt
C. clay
D. clayey silt
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The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes______________?
A. negative
B. zero
C. non-plastic (NP)
D. 1
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