A. percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition
B. ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state
C. ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids
D. none of the above
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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 - If the plasticity index of a soil mass is zero, the soil is______________?
A. sand
B. silt
C. clay
D. clayey silt - If the degree of saturation of a partially saturated soil is 60%, then air content of the soil is______________?
A. 40%
B. 60%
C. 80%
D. 100% - 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 - If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is_______________?
A. gravel
B. sand
C. silt
D. clay - 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° - Toughness index is defined as the ratio of____________________?
A. plasticity index to consistency index
B. plasticity index to flow index
C. liquidity index to flow index
D. consistency index to liquidity index - Water content of soil can______________?
A. never be greater than 100 %
B. take values only from 0 % to 100 %
C. be less than 0 %
D. be greater than 100 % - The ultimate consolidation settlement of a soil is________________?
A. directly proportional to the voids ratio
B. directly proportional to the compression index
C. inversely proportional to the compression index
D. none of the above
