If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is_______________?

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1. The flownet for an earthen dam with 30 m water depth consists of 25 potential drops and 5 flow channels. The coefficient of permeability of dam material is 0.03 mm/sec. The discharge per meter length of dam is________________?

   A. 0.00018 nrVsec
   B. 0.0045 m3/sec
   C. 0.18m3/sec
   D. 0.1125m3/sec

2. Which of the following methods is more suitable for the determination of permeability of clayey soil ?

   A. constant head method
   B. falling head method
   C. horizontal permeability test
   D. none of the above

3. 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

4. Constant head permeameter is used to test permeability of_______________?

   A. silt
   B. clay
   C. coarse sand
   D. fine sand

5. Physical properties of a permeant which influence permeability are________________?

   A. viscosity only
   B. unit weight only
   C. both viscosity and unit weight
   D. none of the above

6. 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

7. Coefficient of permeability of soil______________?

   A. does not depend upon temperature
   B. increases with the increase in temperature
   C. increases with the decrease in temperature
   D. none of the above

8. The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits________________?

   A. parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification
   B. parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification
   C. is always same in both directions
   D. parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification

9. Direct measurement of permeability of the specimen at any stage of loading can be made_______________?

   A. only in fixed ring type consolido-meter
   B. only in floating ring type consolido-meter
   C. both (A) and (B)
   D. none of the above

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

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