100+ Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Objective Type Questions - 2

Question: 6

Darcy's law is based on the assumption that

(A) Soil is homogeneous and isotropic

(B) Soil is saturated

(C) There is laminar flow condition

(D) All the above

Question: 7

Quick sand is

(A) A sand which act as a quick filter

(B) A uniformly graded sand

(C) The conditions focusing quick flow of water through the soil

(D) A condition when cohesionless soil loses its shear strength due to upward flow water

Question: 8

The soil particles of size below _____ are considered fine grained.

(A) 2.0 mm

(B) 0.002 mm

(C) 0.075 mm

(D) 0.0475 mm

Question: 9

Stoke's law is applicable to soil particles of size between

(A) 0.2 mm to 0.2 m

(B) 0.2 mm to 2 m

(C) 0.3 mm to 0.2 m

(D) 0.3 mm to 3 m

Question: 10

By compaction void ratio of uniform sized spherical particles can be reduced upto

(A) 0.15

(B) 0.25

(C) 0.35

(D) 0.45