If the degree of saturation of a partially saturated soil is 60%, then air content of the soil is______________?

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1. Valid range for S, the degree of saturation of soil in percentage is______________?

   A. S>0 B. S<0 C. 0<S<100 D. 0 < S < 100...

2. When the degree of saturation is zero, the soil mass under consideration represents______________?

   A. one phase system B. two phase system with soil and air C. two phase system with soil and water D. three phase system...

3. If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids ratio of the sample is________________?

   A. less than specific gravity of soil B. equal to specific gravity of soil C. greater than specific gravity of soil D. independent of specific gravity of soil...

4. 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°...

5. 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...

6. 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...

7. If the plasticity index of a soil mass is zero, the soil is______________?

   A. sand B. silt C. clay D. clayey silt...

8. A fully saturated soil is said to be________________?

   A. one phase system B. two phase system with soil and air C. two phase system with soil and water D. three phase system...

9. Skempton’s pore pressure coefficient B for saturated soil is________________?

   A. 1 B. zero C. between 0 and 1 D. greater than 1...

10. 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...