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This document provides a 20 question quiz on topics related to geotechnical engineering laboratory assignments and soil classification. The questions cover topics such as water content of soils, grain size distribution, specific gravity, hydrometer analysis, and standard tests like sieve analysis. The key areas assessed include properties of soils, laboratory procedures like oven drying and hydrometer testing, and calculations like water content, specific gravity, and coefficients related to grain size distribution curves.

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Assignment I Geotech

This document provides a 20 question quiz on topics related to geotechnical engineering laboratory assignments and soil classification. The questions cover topics such as water content of soils, grain size distribution, specific gravity, hydrometer analysis, and standard tests like sieve analysis. The key areas assessed include properties of soils, laboratory procedures like oven drying and hydrometer testing, and calculations like water content, specific gravity, and coefficients related to grain size distribution curves.

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Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

Assignment I
1. What may be the range of water content of a soil?
a) =100% c) 0-100
b) > 0 d) None
Ans: b)
2. In general, in oven dry method, if temperature is > 110 0C
a) may not cause complete evaporation
b) breaking of crystalline structure of soil particle
c) loss of structural water
d) (b) and (c)
Ans: d)
3. With the General notations if Sr= 0, water content
a) w < 0 c) 0 w 100
b) w = 0 d) w can be > 0
Ans: b)
4. Water content of soil is 9.78%, amount of water in 100 g of that soil sample is
a) 8.82 g c) > 9.78 g
b) 9.78 g d) None
Ans: a)
5. The least count of the hydrometer reading is
a) 0.5 c) 0.005
b) 0.05 d) 0.0005
Ans-d)
6. A steep grain size distribution curve represents
a) More uniform grain sizes c) Grains of all sizes
b) Non uniform grain sizes d) None
Ans-a)
7. The principle used in hydrometer analysis is
a) Newtons law c) Stokess law
b) Darcys law d) Rehabanns law
Ans-c)
8. The biggest size of clay particle is
a) 0.0002mm b) 0.02mm
c) 0.002mm d) 0.075mm
Ans-c)
9. Which one of the following represents the effective size or effective diameter of soil
particle?
a) D10 c) D60
b) D30 d) None
(Ans-a)
10. The coefficient of uniformity and curvature of a soil are 4 and 1 respectively. The
ratio of D30/D10 is
a) 1 c) 3
b) 2 d) 4
(Ans-b)
11. The mass specific gravity of a fully saturated clay specimen having a water content of
40% is 1.88. The specific gravity of clay will be
a) 1.95 c) 2.90
b) 2.67 d) None
(Ans-c)
12. What is the standard temperature specified in IS code for reporting gravity of a soil?
a) 25C c) 29C
b) 27C d) 30C
(Ans-b)
13. Stokes law is valid only if the size of the particle is
a) <0.0002mm c) between 0.2mm and 0.0002mm
b) >0.2mm d) None
(Ans-c)
14. The nature of meniscus correction in hydrometer reading is
a) Additive
b) Subtractive
c) both of these
d) none
(Ans-a)

15. Which one among sand replacement method and core cutter method does give a
higher density?
a) Sand replacement method
b) Core cutter method
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above (Ans-b)
16. The coefficient of curvature is half of coefficient of uniformity. The particles smaller
than 0.4 mm are 30%. Then 60% of particles are smaller than (mm)
a) 0.56 c) 2.0
b) 0.80 d) 0.65
(Ans-a)

17. Which is the most accurate method to determine water content


a) pycnometer method c) sand bath method
b) oven dry method d) radiation method
(Ans-b)

18. In a laboratory sieve analysis test, out of 500g soil used in the test, 200g was retained
on IS 600 sieve, 250g was retained on IS 500 sieve and the remaining 50g was
retained on IS 425 sieve. The value of Cu is _____(c)____
a) 1.0 b) 1.5 c) 1.2 d) 0.8

19. In hydrometer analysis, the velocity of fall of spheres (soil particles)in fluid will not
depend on____(d)_____
a) diameter of sphere (soil particles) c) specific gravity of fluid
b) Specific gravity of sphere (soil particles) d) depth of measuring cylinder

20. Grain size distribution curve is plotted between size of particles and _____(a)_______
a) Percent finer by weight
b) percent finer by volume
c) depend on the type of soil
d) none of the above

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