| Lime stabilisation of clayey soils generally leads to |
A) Decrease in shrinkage limit
B) Decrease in plastic limit
C) Increase in liquid limit
D) Flocculation of particles
| The method of determination of water content of soils suitable for coarse grained soils is |
A) Over drying method
B) Alcohol method
C) Sand bath method
D) Pycnometer method
| The water content of a highly organic soil is determined in an oven at a temperature of |
A) 105° C
B) 80° C
C) 60° C
D) 27° C
| In which soil the capillary rise will be maximum |
A) Fine gravel
B) Colloids
C) Silt
D) Fine Sand
| The weakest bond in soils is |
A) Conic bond
B) Covalent bond
C) Hydrogen bond
D) Secondary valance bond
| Consolidation time of a soil sample |
A) Increases with an increase in permeability
B) Increases with a decrease in compressibility
C) Increases with a decrease in unit weight of water
D) Increase with a decrease in permeability
| A silty soil gives a positive reaction in |
A) Toughness test
B) Dilatancy test
C) Dry strength test
D) None of the above
| Soil compacted dry of the optimum as compared to that wet of the optimum |
A) Has less permeability
B) Swells less
C) Shrinks less
D) Has less resistance to compression
| The frost heave in the following type of soils is generally high |
A) Coarse sands
B) Clays
C) Fine sands and silts
D) Gravels
| When consolidation of a saturated soil sample occurs, the degree of saturation |
A) Increases
B) Decreases
C) Remains constant
D) May increase or decrease
