A. almost equal to that of clayey soils
B. much greater than that of clayey soils
C. much less than that of clayey soils
D. none of the above
Related Mcqs:
- Inorganic soils with low compressibility are represented by_________________?
A. MH
B. SL
C. ML
D. CH - For better strength and stability, the fine grained soils and coarse grained soils are compacted respectively as____________________?
A. dry of OMC and wet of OMC
B. wet of OMC and dry of OMC
C. wet of OMC and wet of OMC
D. dry of OMC and dry of OMC where OMC is optimum moisture content - Coefficient of compressibility is_______________?
A. constant for any type of soil
B. different for different types of soils and also different for a soil under different states of consolidation
C. different for different types of soils but same for a soil under different states of consolidation
D. independent of type of soil but depends on the stress history of soil - At liquid limit, all soils possess________________?
A. same shear strength of small magnitude
B. same shear strength of large magnitude
C. different shear strengths of small magnitude
D. different shear strengths of large magnitude - Which of the following soils has more plasticity index ?
A. sand
B. silt
C. clay
D. gravel - Highway Research Board (HRB) classification of soils is based on__________________?
A. particle size composition
B. plasticity characteristics
C. both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics
D. none of the above - Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarse-grained soils ?
A. constant head method
B. falling head method
C. both the above
D. none of the above - The most suitable method for drainage of fine grained cohesive soils is________________?
A. well ppint system
B. vacuum method
C. deep well system
D. electroosmosis method - Coarse grained soils are best compacted by a_______________?
A. drum roller
B. rubber tyred roller
C. sheep’s foot roller
D. vibratory roller - Rise of water table in cohesionless soils upto ground surface reduces the net ultimate bearing capacity approximately by________________?
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 90%
