Inorganic clays have specific gravity usually between following range

Consider the following assumptions for slope stability analysis:

i. Friction is fully mobilized

ii. Effective stress analysis is adopted

iii. Total stress analysis is used

iv. Resultant R passes through the centre of the circle

v. Resultant R is tangential to the friction circle

The assumptions necessary for the friction circle method would include

Standard Penetration Test is carried out on which type of soils?

The ratio of talweg length to the valley length is called

Water content of a soil sample can be determined by which of the following methods

(i) Over Drying Method

(ii) Sand Bath Method

(iii) Calcium Carbide Method

In the Engineering News Record formula for determining the safe load carrying capacity of a pile, the factor of safety used is

In a compaction test if the compacting effort is increased, it will result in

The ratio of volume of voids to the volume of solids in soil is known as

Loss of strength of a soil due to remoulding is

(i) due to change in the soil structure

(ii) due to disturbance caused to water molecules in the adsorbed layer

Coefficient of consolidation of a soil is affected by