GT MCQ TEST 1

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In Geotechnical Engineering, soil is considered as a _________ phase material.

• 3
• 2
• 1
• 4

Water content is given by:

• Weight of water/mass of soil
• Mass of water/mass of solid
• Mass of water/mass of soil
• Mass of water/weight of solid

Fine particles are those particles with size less than _______ mm diameter.

• 4.75
• 0.023
• 0.075
• 0.09

The mass density of water at 40degree Celsius is:

• 1000g/ml
• 1kg/m3
• 1000Mg/m3
• 1000kg/m3

Percentage air voids is denoted as:

• S
• ac
• av
• na

When the soil is fully saturated, then there are no air voids present in it.

• True
• False

The volume of voids Vv is equal to the sum of ______

• the volume of water and volume of solids
• the volume of water and the weight of water
• the volume of air and volume of solids
• the volume of air and volume of water

The phase diagram is also known as _______

• soil grain diagram
• constituents diagram
• block diagram
• element diagram