Class test
Q.1 An extended layer of soil with homogeneous rounded grains has 10% of the material
finer than 0.07 mm. The constant to be adopted to determine its permeability has been
recommended as 750. What is its permeability?
(a) 2.583 m/day
(b) 2.857 m/day
(c) 3.244 m/day
(d) 3.675 m/day
Q.2 Statement (I): At shrinkage limit, the soil is fully saturated. Statement (II):
Montmorillonite clay minerals are non-expansive.
Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct option given below:
a) Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true and Statement (II) is
the correct explanation of Statement (I)
b) Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true but Statement (II) is
not the correct explanation of Statement (I)
c) Statement (I) is true but Statement (II) is false
d) Statement (I) is false but Statement (II) is true
Q.3 The ratio of a given volume change in a soil, expressed as percentage of the dry
volume, to the corresponding change in water content is called
(a) Specific gravity of soil solids
(b) Mass-specific gravity of soils
(c) Shrinkage ratio of soils
(d) Density ratio of soils
Q.4 Consider the following statements:
1. When a soil sample is dried beyond its shrinkage limit, the volume of the soil
slowly decreases
2. Plastic limit is always lower than the liquid limit for any type of soil
3. At the liquid limit, the soil behaves like a liquid and possesses no shear
strength at all
4. When subjected to drying, the volume of the soil remains unchanged once the
water content of the soil goes below its shrinkage limit
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 4 only
Q.5 A sand sample has a porosity of 30% and specific gravity of solids as 2.6. What is its
degree of saturation at moisture content of 4.94%?
(a) 40%
(b) 35%
(c) 30%
(d) 25%
Q.6 What will be the unit weight of a fully saturated soil sample having water content of
38% and grain specific gravity of 2.65?
(a) 19.88 kN/m3
(b) 17.88 kN/m3
(c) 16.52 kN/m3
(d) 14.65 kN/m3
Q.7 A soil yielded a maximum dry unit weight of 18 kN/m3 at a moisture content of 16%
during a Standard Proctor Test. What is the degree of saturation of the soil if its specific
gravity is 2.65?
(a) 98.42%
(b) 95.50%
(c) 84.32%
(d) 75.71%
Q.8 A sample of dry soil is coated with a thin layer of paraffin and has a mass of 460g. It
displaced 300 cc of water when immersed in it. The paraffin is peeled off and its mass
was found to be 9 g. If the specific gravity of soil solids and paraffin are 2.65 and 0.9
respectively, the voids ratio of soil is nearly
(a) 0.92
(b) 0.71
(c) 0.59
(d) 0.48
Mid Sem
Q.1 The plastic limit and liquid limit of a soil are 30% and 42% respectively. The
percentage volume change from liquid limit to dry state is 35% of the dry volume.
Similarly, the percentage volume change from plastic limit to dry state is 22% of the dry
volume. The shrinkage ratio will be nearly
(a) 4.2
(b) 3.1
(c) 2.2
(d) 1.1
Q.2 In a falling head permeability test on a 120 mm high and 100 mm diameter
cylindrical sample, the water level in the standpipe dropped from a height of 750 mm to
250 mm in one hour. Determine the coefficient of permeability. Take the internal
diameter of the standpipe equal to 6 mm.
End Sem
Q.1 Consider the following statements regarding permeability of soils:
1. Permeability of coarse-grained soil is inversely proportional to the specific surface
at a given porosity.
2. Direct measurement of permeability of a soil specimen at any stage of loading in
oedometer test can be made only in fixed-ring type oedometer.
3. The permeability of an aquifer increases with decrease in temperature of water
moving through it.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Q.2 Indian Standard (IS) Light Compaction test is usually conducted in 3 layers in a 1000
cc mould. How many blows per layer would be necessary if the above test is conducted
in a 2250 cc mould?
Q.3 How many cubic meters of soil having void ratio of 0.7 can be made from 30 m3 of
soil with void ratio of 1.2?
(a) 36.6 m3
(b) 30.0 m3
(c) 25.9 m3
(d) 23.2 m3
