Soil Mechanics Mcqs
The compression index of the soil
A) decreases with the increase in plastic limit
B) increases with the decrease in plastic limit
C) decreases with the increase in liquid limit
D) increases with the increase in liquid limit
Check Answer
D) increases with the increase in liquid limit
The critical gradient for all soils is normally
A) 2.5
B) 1.5
C) 1
D) 0.5
Check Answer
C) 1
The effective size of a soil is
A) D60
B) D40
C) D20
D) D10
Check Answer
D) D10
Which of the following have an influence on the value of permeability?
A) Degree of saturation
B) Void ratio
C) Grain size
D) all of these
Check Answer
D) all of these
The coefficient of consolidation is used for evaluating
A) time rate of settlement
B) over consolidation ratio
C) total settlement
D) stress in the soil
Check Answer
A) time rate of settlement
The flow net in the seepage of water through a soil medium is a network of
A) water particles and their movement in the soil
B) flow lines and equi-potential lines
C) equi-potential lines
D) flow lines
Check Answer
B) flow lines and equi-potential lines
The degree of consolidation is proportional directly
A) to square of drainage path and inversely to time
B) to time and inversely to the square of drainage path
C) to drainage path and inversely to time
D) to time and inversely to drainage path
Check Answer
B) to time and inversely to the square of drainage path
Chemical weathering of soil is caused due to
A) carbonation and leaching
B) hydration
C) oxidation
D) all of these
Check Answer
D) all of these
Silt is a
A) clay with a high percentage of the clay mineral
B) fine grained soil with little or no plasticity
C) soil composed of two different soils
D) material deposited by a glacier
Check Answer
B) fine grained soil with little or no plasticity
A soil having uniformity co-efficient more than 10, is called
A) coarse soil
B) well graded soil
C) poor soil
D) uniform soil
Check Answer
B) well graded soil
