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Prepared by:
N. K. SINGH, H.O.D., CE
PRADEEP KUMAR(ASST. PROF.)
A. K. BANSAL (ASST. PROF.)
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&
FORMATIONS,
PROPERTIES
OF
SOIL,
SOIL
(b) talus
(c) drift
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1 and 2
(b) quartzite
(d) Shales
Q.5 For a sandy soil with soil grains spherical in shape and uniform in size, what is
the theoretical void ratio :
(a) 0.61
(b) 0.71
(c) 0.91
(d) 0.81
Q.6 A clay sample has a void ratio 0.54 in dry state. The specific gravity of soil
solids is 2.7. what is the shrinkage limit of the soil :
(a) 8.5%
(b)0.0%
(c) 17.0%
(d) 20.0%
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q.8 The natural void ratio of a sand sample is 0.6 and its density index is 0.6. If its
void ratio in the loosest state is 0.9. Then the void ratio in the density state will be :
(a) 0.2
(b) 0.3
(c) 0.4
(d) 0.5
Q.9 A soil has bulk density of 22 kN/m3 and water content 10%. The dry density is:
(a) 20 kN/m3
(b) 15 kN/m3
(c) 18 kN/m3
(d) 19 kN/m3
(b) ID0
(c) 0<ID<1
(d) 0ID1
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(b) activity
(d) sensitivity
Q.12 The ratio of saturated unit weight to dry unit weight of a soil is 1.25. If the
specific gravity of solids (GS) is 2.65, the void ratio of the soil :
(a) 0.625
(b) 0.665
(c) 0.944
(d) 1.325
Q.13 The water content of a saturated soil and the specific gravity of soil solids
were found to be 30% and 2.70, respectively. Assuming the unit weight of water to
be 10 kN/m3, the saturated unit weight (kN/m3) and the void ratio of the soil are:
(a) 19.4,0.81
(b) 18
(c) 21
(d) 24
# Following Statemet dues 15 & 16Statement :- Laboratory sieve analysis was carried out on a soil sample using a
complete set of standard IS sieves, out of 500 gm of soil used in the test, 200gm
was retained on IS 600 sieve, 250gm was retained on IS 500 sieve and the
remaining 50gm was retained on IS 425 sieve.
Q.15 The coefficient of uniformity of the soil is :
(a) 0.9
(b) 10
(c) 1.1
(d) 1.2
(c) GP
(d) GW
(b) SW
Q.17 The liquid limit (LL), Plastic limit (PL) and shrinkage limit (SL) of a
cohesive soil satisfy the relation :
(a) LL>PL<SL
(b) LL>PL>SL
(c) LL<PL<SL
(d) LL<PL>SL
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(c) silt
(d) sand
Q.20 For a given soil sample if Cc=1 and Cu=4, then the value of D30/D10 would be:
(a) 2.00
(b) 1.75
(c) 1.50
(d) 1.25
(b) S0
(c) 0<S<100
(d) 0S100
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q.24 A soil mass contains 40% gravels, 50% sand and 10% silt. This soil can be
classified as :
(a) silty sandy gravel having coefficient of uniformity less than 60.
(b) silty gravelly sand having coefficient of uniformity equal to 10.
(c) gravelly silty sand having coefficient of uniformity greater than 60.
(d) gravelly silty sand and its coefficient of uniformity cannot be
determined.
Q.25 the correct sequence of plasticity of minerals in soil is an increasing :
(a) silica, kaolinite, illite, montmorillonite
(b) kaolinite, silica, illite, montmorillonite
(c) silica, kaolinite, montmorillonite, illite
(d) kaolinite, kaolinite, silica, montmorillonite, illite
Q.26 Among the clay minerals, the one having the maximum swelling tendency is :
(a) kaolinite (b) illite (c) montmorillonite (d) halloysius
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Q.1 In a falling head permeability test on a soil, the time taken for the head to fall
from h0 to h1 is t. the test is repeated with same initial head h0. The final head h is
noted in time t/2. Which one of the following equations gives the relation b/w h,
h0 and h1 :
(a) h=h0/h1 (b) h= (h0/h1)1/2 (c) h=h0h1 (d) h= (h0h1)1/2
Q.2 Approximate ratio of the permeabilities of two clean soils having D10=0.6mm
and D10=0.3mm respectively is :
(a) 4.0 (b) 3.75 (c) 4.25 (d) 3.5
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(b) G+1/1+e
(c) G-1/1+e
(d) G+1/1-e
Q.19 Which one of the following explains the flow condition accuring with in a
soil when its effective pressure is reduced to zero :
(a) Laminar flow condition
(b) quick sand condition
(c) liquefaction condition
(d) stratified condition
Q.20 To provide safety against piping failure with a factor of safety of 5, what
should be the maximum permissible exit gradient for soil with specific gravity of
2.5 and porosity of 0.35 :
(a) 0.155 (b) 0.167 (c) 0.195 (d) 0.213
Q.21 During seepage through an earth dams the direction of seepage is :
(a) parallel to the equipotential lines
(b) perpendicular to the stream lines
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2m
10m
7m
(a) 0.2
(b) 2
(c) 20
(d) 200
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(c)3/2[1/1+(A/Z)2]5/2
(d)1-[1/1+(A/Z)2]3/2
Q.6 Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists:
List-I
A. Stress distribution due to point load in homogeneous isotropic medium
B. Stress distribution due to point load in an anisotropic soil medium
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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fill material
sat= 21KN/m3
G
4m silty sand
sat= 20KN/m3
10m clay
sat= 18KN/m3
(a) 69.5mm
GWT
(b) 139mm
(c)
228mm
(d) 278mm
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Q.6 In a direct shear test, the shear stress and normal stress on a dry sand sample at
failure are 0.6kg/cm2 and 1kg/cm2 respectively. The angle of internal friction of
the sand will be nearly :
(a) 25
(b) 31
(c) 37
(d) 43
Q.7 A dense dry sand sample under tri-axial test has the confining pressure of
20t/m2.the angle of internal friction is 35.the sample will fail at normal pressure
of about:
(a) 30.5t/m2
(b) 31.5t/m2
(c) 32.5t/m2
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List-II
1. End bearing and skin friction resistance
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4
3
4
1
1
2
2
D
3
2
1
1
Q.12 A vane 20cm long and 10cm in diameter was pressed into a soft marine clay
at the bottom of a bore hole .torque was applied gradually and failure occurred at
1000kg-cm.the cohesion of the clay in kg/cm2 is
(a) 1/ x 6/7
(b) 1/ x 5/7
(c) 1/ x 4/7
(d) 1/ x 3/7
Q.13 During the first stage of tri-axial test when the cell pressure is increased from
0.10N/m2 to 0.26N/m2, the pore water pressure increases from 0.07N/mm2 to
0.15N/mm2.Skemptons pore pressure parameter B is
(a) 0.5
(b) -0.5
(c) 2.0
(d) -2.0
Q.14 An initial cross sectional area of a clay sample was 15cm2. The failure strain
was 25% in an unconfined compression test .the corrected area of the sample at
failure would be
(a) 15cm2
(b) 20cm2
(c) 25cm2
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B
1
2
2
1
3 2
4
1
3 1
4 2
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Q.6 The ultimate bearing capacity of square footing on surface of a saturated clay
having unconfined compression strength of 50KN/m2 (using skemptons equation)
is
(a) 250KN/m2
(b) 180KN/m2
(c) 150KN/m2
(d) 125KN/m2
Q.7 Sinking effort in well foundation is the ratio of weight of well staining to that
of skin friction developed on the sides and should preferably be
(a) < 1.0
(b) =1.0
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ANSWER KEY
Soil types & formations, properties of soil, soil classification and soil
structure
1.a 2.b 3.b 4.c 5.c 6.d 7.d 8.c 9.a 10.d 11.d 12.b 13.a
14.c 15.d 16.a 17.b 18.a 19.d 20.a 21.d 22.d 23.c 24.c 25.a 26.c
Principle of effective stress ,capillarity & permeability ,seepage analysis
1.d 2.a 3.b 4.a 5.d
6.b 7.b 8.a 9.a 10.a
11.a
12.c 13.b
14.a 15.a
16.c 17.d 18.c 19.b&c
20.c 21.c 22.a
23.b
24.c
25.a 26. c
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2. (b)
3. (b)
4. (c)
5. (a)
6. (c)
7. (a)
10. (b)
11. (b)
12. (a)
13. (a)
14. (c)
15. (a)
16. (b)
19. (d)
20. (c)
21. (a)
22. (b)
23. (c)
24. (b)
25. (b)
8. ( c)
17. (a)
9. (a)
18. (a)
26. (b)
1.(a)
2.(a)
10. (d) 11. (b)
3. (a)
12. (a)
19. (b)
28. (c)
20. (c)
29. (c)
4. (c)
5 . (a)
13. (a) 14. (b)
23. (a)
6. (b)
15. (d)
7. (b)
16. (b)
8. (a)
17. (c)
9. (c)
18. (c)
24. (c)
25. (d)
26. (b)
27. (c)
1.(d)
2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (a)
5. (c)
10. (c) 11. (a)
12. (b) 13. (a)
14. (a)
19. (a) 20. (b) 21. (d) 22. (c) 23. (d)
28. (c) 29. (c) 30. (d)
6. (c) 7. (d)
8. (c)
9. (b)
15. (c)
16. (b) 17. (c) 18.(b)
24. (d) 25. (a) 26. (b) 27. (c)
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