Civil Engineering Questions And Answers :: Soil Mechanics And Foundation: part3



Civil Engineering : Soil Mechanics And Foundation QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part3 : 1 to 5

Following Civil Engineering Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in BSNL JTO, GATE 2024 and IES 2024 examinations :

1.Select the correct statement.

coefficient of compressibility of an over-consolidated clay is less than that of a normally consolidated clay
coefficient of compressibility of an over-consolidated clay is greater than that of a normally consolidated clay
coefficient of compressibility is cons-tant for any clay
none of the above

2.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 metre length of dam is

0.00018 nrVsec
0.0045 m3/sec
0.18m3/sec
0.1125m3/sec

3.Coefficient of permeability of soil

does not depend upon temperature
increases with the increase in tempe-rature v
increases with the decrease in tempe-rature
none of the above

4.If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is

gravel
sand
silt
clay

5.Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarsegrained soils ?

constant head method
falling head method
both the above
none of the above

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