A. less than 0.0002 mm
B. greater than 0.2 mm
C. between 0.2 mm and 0.0002 mm
D. all of the above
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - Valid range for n, the percentage voids, is______________?
A. 0<n<100
B. 0<n0
D. n<0 - Which of the following is a measure of particle size range ?
A. effective size
B. uniformity coefficient
C. coefficient of curvature
D. none of the above - 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 - 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 - 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 - Skempton’s pore pressure coefficient B for saturated soil is________________?
A. 1
B. zero
C. between 0 and 1
D. greater than 1 - Unconfmed compressive strength test is________________?
A. undrained test
B. drained test
C. consolidated undrained test
D. consolidated drained test - The major principal stress in an element of cohesionless soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is________________?
A. vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium
B. vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium
C. inclined at 45° to the vertical plane
D. none of the above - If the shearing stress is zero on two planes, then the angle between the two planes is________________?
A. 45°
B. 90°
C. 135°
D. 225°
