07/12/2017 Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory - - Unit 3 - Week 2

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Week 1 1) The rate of blows given to the soil pad in Liquid Limit test is 1 point

Week 2 1 revs/sec
2 revs/sec
Lecture 6: Grain
Size Analysis 3 revs/sec
(contd..)
4 revs/sec
Lecture 7:
Atterberg Limit

Lecture 8:
Compaction Accepted Answers:

Lecture 9: 2 revs/sec
Compaction
(contd..) 2) What is the slope of flow curve? 1 point

Lecture 10:
Compaction
(contd..) Liquidity index
Lecture 11: Consistency index
Compaction
and
Flow index
Permeability Plasticity index
Quiz :
Assignment 2

Week 2 Accepted Answers:

Assigment
Solution Key Flow index
Solution for 3) Choose the correct order 1 point
Week 2
Assignment

Week 3 PL>LL>SL
LL>SL>PL
Week 4
LL>PL>SL
LL<SL<PL

Accepted Answers:
LL>PL>SL

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4) Whatis the distance through which 2 mm wide groove should close, when 1 point

dropped 25 times for liquid limit determination?

10.2 mm
12.7 mm
14.7 mm
16.3 mm

Accepted Answers:
12.7 mm
5) What is the shear strength of soil at liquid limit? 1 point

1.5 kPa
2.76 kPa
3.73 kPa
4.45 kPa

Accepted Answers:
2.76 kPa

6) At water content greater than OMC dry density decreases because: 1 point

Repulsion between soil and water particles

Water replace soil solids
Soil reacts with water to give porous material
Water have hydrophilic character

Accepted Answers:
Water replace soil solids
7) Compaction is 1 point

Reduction of pore pressure

Reduction of air voids
Both
None

Accepted Answers:
Reduction of air voids
8) Which of the following method is best suited for determination of permeability 1 point
of coarse grained soils?
Constant head method
Falling head method
Both of the above
None of the above

Accepted Answers:
Constant head method

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9) Theoretically
possible maximum dry unit weight of soil having G = 2.65 and 1 point
OMC = 15% in KN/m3 is
24.506
18.947
22.403
16.704

Accepted Answers:
18.947
10)Permeability of soil compacted at wet side of OMC with respect to at OMC 1 point

is more
is less
remains unchanged
none of the above

Accepted Answers:
is more

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