Civil Engineering Questions And Answers :: Soil Mechanics And Foundation: part2



Civil Engineering : Soil Mechanics And Foundation QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part2 : 16 to 20

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

16.If the plasticity index of a soil mass is zero, the soil is

sand
silt
clay
clayey silt

17.Sand particles are made of

rock minerals
kaolinite
illite
montmorillonite

18.According to IS classification, the range of silt size particles is

4.75 mm to 2.00 mm
2.00 mm to 0.425 mm
0.425 mm to 0.075 mm
0.075 mm to 0.002 mm

19.The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes

decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index
decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index
decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index
increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index

20.Toughness index is defined as the ratio of

plasticity index to consistency index
plasticity index to flow index
liquidity index to flow index
consistency index to liquidity index

More Soil Mechanics And Foundation QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS available in next pages

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