Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Questions And Answers.


1.A fully saturated soil is said to be________________?
A. one phase system
B. two phase system with soil and air
C. two phase system with soil and water
D. three phase system

2.Water content of soil can______________?
A. never be greater than 100 %
B. take values only from 0 % to 100 %
C. be less than 0 %
D. be greater than 100 %

3.Constant head permeameter is used to test permeability of____?
A. silt
B. clay
C. coarse sand
D. fine sand

4.If the voids of a soil mass are full of air only, the soil is termed as_______________?
A. air entrained soil
B. partially saturated soil
C. dry soil
D. dehydrated soil

5.Voids ratio of a soil mass can_________________?
A. never be greater than unity
B. be zero
C. take any value greater than zero
D. take values between 0 and 1 only