07/12/2017 Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory - - Unit 2 - Week 1

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Week 1

Lecture 1: Soil
1) In general, in oven dry method, if temperature is > 110 0C 1 point
Processing
may not cause complete evaporation
Lecture 2:
Specific Gravity breaking of crystalline structure of soil particle
and Field loss of structural water
Density
(b) and (c)
Lecture 3: Field
Density

Lecture 4: Grain
Size Analysis Accepted Answers:

Lecture 5: Grain
(b) and (c)
Size Analysis
2) With the General notations if Sr= 0, water content 1 point
(contd..)

Quiz : w<0
Assignment 1
w=0
Answer key for
assignment 1
0 ≤ w ≤ 100
w can be > 0
Week 1
Assigniment 1
Solutions of
numericals
Accepted Answers:
Week 2 w=0
Week 3 3) The least count of the hydrometer reading is 1 point

Week 4 0.5
0.05
0.005
0.0005

Accepted Answers:
0.0005
4) A steep grain size distribution curve represents 1 point

More uniform grain sizes

Non uniform grain sizes
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Grains of all sizes

None

Accepted Answers:
More uniform grain sizes
5) The principle used in hydrometer analysis is 1 point

Newton’s law
Darcy’s law
Stokes’s law
Rehabann’s law

Accepted Answers:
Stokes’s law
6) The biggest size of clay particle is 1 point

0.0002mm
0.02mm
0.002mm
0.075mm

Accepted Answers:
0.002mm
7) Which one of the following represents the effective size or effective diameter of 1 point
soil particle?
D10
D30
D60
None

Accepted Answers:
D10
8) The coefficient of uniformity and curvature of a soil are 4 and 1 respectively. 1 point
The ratio of D30/D10 is

1
2
3
4

Accepted Answers:
2

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9) The mass specific gravity of a fully saturated clay specimen having a water 1 point

content of 40% is 1.88. The specific gravity of clay will be

1.95
2.90
2.67
None

Accepted Answers:
2.90
10)What is the standard temperature specified in IS code for reporting gravity of a 1 point
soil?
25°C
29°C
27°C
30°C

Accepted Answers:
27°C
11)Stoke’s law is valid only if the size of the particle is 1 point

<0.0002mm
>0.2mm
between 0.2mm and 0.0002mm
None

Accepted Answers:
between 0.2mm and 0.0002mm
12)The nature of meniscus correction in hydrometer reading is 1 point

Additive
Subtractive
both of these
none

Accepted Answers:
Additive
13)Which one among sand replacement method and core cutter method does give a 1 point
higher density?
Sand replacement method
Core cutter method
Both of the above
None of the above

Accepted Answers:
Core cutter method

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14)The coefficient of curvature is half of coefficient of uniformity. The particles 1 point
smaller than 0.4 mm are 30%. Then 60% of particles are smaller than (mm)
0.56
0.80
2.0
0.65

Accepted Answers:
0.56
15)Which is the most accurate method to determine water content 1 point

pycnometer method
oven dry method
sand bath method
radiation method

Accepted Answers:
oven dry method
16)In a laboratory sieve analysis test, out of 500g soil used in the test, 200g was 1 point
retained on IS 600μ sieve, 250g was retained on IS 500μ sieve and the remaining 50g was
retained on IS 425μ sieve. The value of Cu is

1.0
1.5
1.2
0.8

Accepted Answers:
1.2
17)Inhydrometer analysis, the velocity of fall of spheres (soil particles)in fluid will 1 point
not depend on
diameter of sphere (soil particles)
Specific gravity of sphere (soil particles)
specific gravity of fluid
depth of measuring cylinder

Accepted Answers:
depth of measuring cylinder
18)Grain size distribution curve is plotted between size of particles and 1 point

Percent finer by weight

percent finer by volume
depend on the type of soil
none of the above

Accepted Answers:
Percent finer by weight

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