Soil Mechanics

41) The valid range for the degree of saturation of a soil in percentage

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0 ≤ s ≤ 100

42) Water content of a soil can

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be greater than 100%

43) The ratio of weight of water to the weight of solids is called

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water content

44) Any change in moisture content of a soil changes

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all the above

45) The specific gravity of soil is

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more than 2.5 for most soils

46) The principle involved in the relation Ysub = Ysat – Yw is

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Archimedes principle

47) The most commonly used specific gravity of a soil in soil mechanics is

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grain sp. gr.

48) The ratio of the weight of water to the total weight of the soil is known as

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none of the above

49) The ratio of volume of water present in a given soil mass to the volume of voids in it is known as

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degree of saturation

50) Stoke’s law gives the following velocity of a spherical particle falling freely in an infinite liquid medium

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terminal velocity

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