Question No. 31. The failure plane is predetermined in the A. triaxial shear test B. direct shear test C. vane shear test D. unconfined compression test Show Answer Answer Answer: Option B Question No. 32. The upstream slope of an earth dam under steady seepage condition is A. equipotential line B. phreatic line C. flow-line […]

Question No. 26. In a standard proctor consolidation test the layer is compacted with 45 blows instead of 25 blows. This will result in A. increase in dry density and moisture content B. decrease in dry density and moisture content C. increase in dry density and decrease in moisture content D. decrease in dry density […]

Question No. 21. The capillary potential may be measured by A. soil tensiometer B. P-F meter C. permeability meter D. anemometer Show Answer Answer Answer: Option B Question No. 22. Sand piles are primarily used for A. increasing the bearing capacity of soil B. accelerating the total settlement C. to reduce the settlement D. to […]

Question No. 16. The dense sand expands when shearing load is applied. This tendency is called A. anti-compaction B. swelling C. dilatancy D. aereation Show Answer Answer Answer: Option C Question No. 17. The unit weight of a soil at zero air voids depends on A. specific gravity B. water content C. unit weight of […]

Question No. 11. 11. In the Construction of piers for bridges,concrete is A. dumped from a sufficient height B. prepared at the foot of the pier C. lowered in buckets and brought close to the work and dumped D. pumped under high pressure Show Answer Answer Answer: Option C Question No. 12. The product of […]