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
Related Mcqs:
- Coarse grained soils are best compacted by a_______________?
A. drum roller
B. rubber tyred roller
C. sheep’s foot roller
D. vibratory roller - 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 - Relative density of a compacted dense sand is approximately equal to_____________?
A. 0.4
B. 0.6
C. 0.95
D. 1.20 - The maximum dry density upto which any soil can be compacted depends upon____________?
A. moisture content only
B. amount of compaction energy only
C. both moisture content and amount of compaction energy
D. none of the above - Bishop’s method of stability analysis_______________?
A. is more conservative
B. neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices
C. assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle
D. all of the above - 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 - Inorganic soils with low compressibility are represented by_________________?
A. MH
B. SL
C. ML
D. CH - Compressibility of sandy soils is______________?
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
