Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarse-grained soils ?

both the above
falling head method
constant head method
None of these

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Rise of water table above the ground surface causes

Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress
Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress
Increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress
Equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Which of the following statements is correct?

A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size
None of these
Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve.
For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity.

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The shear strength of a soil

Is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil
Decreases with decrease in normal stress
Is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil
Decreases with increase in normal stress

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Quick sand is a

flow condition occurring in cohesive soils
type of sand
flow condition occurring in cohesionless soils
flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesionless soils

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