A. particle size composition
B. plasticity characteristics
C. both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics
D. none of the above
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on__________________?
A. horizontal plane only
B. vertical plane only
C. both horizontal and vertical planes
D. all planes except horizontal and vertical planes - Residual soils are formed by______________?
A. glaciers
B. wind
C. water
D. none 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 - 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 - 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%
