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1.4 The A-line in the plasticity chart separates organic clays from
inorganic clays
1.5 The void ratio of a soil sample is 1, the corresponding porosity
of the sample is
1.12 The ratio of unconfined compressive strength of an activity damping plasticit sensitivi
undisturbed soil sample of soil to that of remoulded sample, at y ty
the same water content, is known as
1.15 Principal involved in the relationship between submerged unit Equilibri Archimed Stokes Darcys
weight and saturated weight of a soil is based on um of es Law Law
floating Principle
bodies
1.18 A borrow pit soil has a dry density of 17kN/m3. How many 94m3 106m3 100m3 90m3
cubic meters of this soil will be required to construct an
embankment of 100m3 volume with a dry density of 16kN/m3?
1.20 The void ratio and specific gravity of a soil are 0.65 and 2.72 65.3 20.9 83.7 54.4
respectively. The degree of saturation (in percent)
corresponding to water content of 20% is
1.22 The following data was obtained from a liquid test conducted 63.1 62.8 61.9 60.6
on a soil sample
Number of 17 22 25 28 34
blows
Water content 63 63. 61.9 60.6 60.5
(%) .8 1
The liquid limit of the soil is
1.24 The ratio of saturated unit weight to dry unit weight of a soil is 0.625 0.663 0.944 1.325
1.25. If the specific gravity of solids (Gs) is 2.65, the void ratio
of the soil is
1.33 The fine grained soil has 60% (by weight) silt content. The soil 3.33 0.42 0.3 0.2
behaves as semi-solid when water content is between 15%
and 28%. The soil behaves fluid-like when the water content is
more than 40%. The Activity of the soil is
1.30 A certain soil has the following properties: Gs=2.71, n=40%
and w=20%. The degree of saturation of the soil (rounded off
to the nearest percent) is
1.29 In its natural condition a soil sample has a mass of 1.980 kg 0.65 0.7 0.54 0.61
and a volume of 0.001m3. After being completely dried in an
oven; the mass of the sample is 1.800kg. Specific gravity is
2.7. Unit weight of water is 10kN/m3. The degree of saturation
of the soil is
1.34
2.4 The swelling nature of black cotton soil is primarily due to the Kaolinite illite montmo Vermicu
presence of rillonite lite
2.5 The Atterberg limits of clay are 38%, 27% and 24.5%. Its
natural water content is 30%. The clay is in -------------- state