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



Civil Engineering : Soil Mechanics And Foundation QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part3 : 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.Direct measurement of permeability of the specimen at any stage of loading can be made

only in fixed ring type consolido-meter
only in floating ring type consolido-meter
both (a) and (b)
none of the above

17.Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay

a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant
a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant
both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease
both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase

18.Coefficient of consolidation for clays normally

decreases with increase in liquid limit
increases with increase in liquid limit
first increases and then decreases with increase in liquid limit
remains constant at all liquid limits

19.Which of the following methods is more suitable for the determination of permeability of clayey soil ?

constant head method
falling head method
horizontal permeability test
none of the above

20.The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits

parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification
parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratifi-cation
is always same in both directions
parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification

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