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MCQs

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Question 1141. Coefficient of permeability of soil______________?

does not depend upon temperature
increases with the increase in temperature
increases with the decrease in temperature
none of the above

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> increases with the increase in temperature
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!

Question 1142. Total number of stress components at a point within a soil mass loaded at its boundary is______________?

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> 9
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Question 1143. 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

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Answer: Option B. -> falling head method
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Question 1144. The total discharge from two wells situated near to each other is_________________?

sum of the discharges from individual wells
less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells
greater than the sum of the discharges from individual wells
equal to larger of the two discharges from individual wells

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Answer: Option B. -> less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells
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Question 1145. 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 meter length of dam is________________?

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

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Answer: Option A. -> 0.00018 nrVsec
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Question 1146. The slope of isochrone at any point at a given time indicates the rate of change of_______________?

effective stress with time
effective stress with depth
pore water pressure with depth
pore water pressure with time

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Answer: Option C. -> pore water pressure with depth
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Question 1147. The value of compression index for a remoulded sample whose liquid limit is 50% is______________?

0.028
0.28
036
0.036

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Answer: Option B. -> 0.28
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Question 1148. The most suitable method for drainage of fine grained cohesive soils is________________?

well ppint system
vacuum method
deep well system
electroosmosis method

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Answer: Option D. -> electroosmosis method
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Question 1149. 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 stratification
is always same in both directions
parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification

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Answer: Option A. -> parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification
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Question 1150. 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

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!