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Question 1161. A normally consolidated clay settled 10 mm when effective stress was increased from 100 kN/m2 to 200 kN/ m2. If the effective stress is further increased from 200 kN/ m2 to 400 kN/ m2, then the settlement of the same clay is__________________?

10 mm
20 mm
40 mm
none of the above

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Answer: Option A. -> 10 mm
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!

Question 1162. The maximum dry density upto which any soil can be compacted depends upon____________?

moisture content only
amount of compaction energy only
both moisture content and amount of compaction energy
none of the above

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Answer: Option C. -> both moisture content and amount of compaction energy
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Question 1163. With the increase in the amount of compaction energy________________?

optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases
optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases
both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase
both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease

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Answer: Option B. -> optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!

Question 1164. 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

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Answer: Option A. -> only in fixed ring type consolido-meter
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Question 1165. The ultimate consolidation settlement of a soil is________________?

directly proportional to the voids ratio
directly proportional to the compression index
inversely proportional to the compression index
none of the above

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Answer: Option B. -> directly proportional to the compression index
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Question 1166. For a loose sand sample and a dense sand sample consolidated to the same effective stress_____________?

ultimate strength is same and also peak strength is same
ultimate strength is different but peak strength is same
ultimate strength is same but peak strength of dense sand is greater than that of loose sand
ultimate strength is same but peak

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Answer: Option C. -> ultimate strength is same but peak strength of dense sand is greater than that of loose sand
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Question 1167. For better strength and stability, the fine grained soils and coarse grained soils are compacted respectively as____________________?

dry of OMC and wet of OMC
wet of OMC and dry of OMC
wet of OMC and wet of OMC
dry of OMC and dry of OMC where OMC is optimum moisture content

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Answer: Option B. -> wet of OMC and dry of OMC
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!

Question 1168. The shear strength of a soil_________________?

is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil
is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil
decreases with increase in normal stress
decreases with decrease in normal stress

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Answer: Option D. -> decreases with decrease in normal stress
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Question 1169. In a deposit of normally consolidated clay_________________?

effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and un-drained strength decrease with depth
effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth
effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth
effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth

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Answer: Option C. -> effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!

Question 1170. Skempton’s pore pressure coefficient B for saturated soil is________________?