Gian course

The total head and effective stress are state variable?

• True

• False

What is the vapor pressure at boiling point?

If a tensiometer is taken into a higher elevation its measuring range increases

• False

• True

Rainfall infiltration in an initially dry soil at the initial time is

• Steady state flow

• Transient state flow

SWCC is the relationship between

• Gravimetric water content and suction

• Volumetric water content and suction

• Degree of saturation and suction

• All of these

Van Genuchten and Mualem model is a

• Shear strength model

• SWCC model

• Hydraulic conductivity function model

• Stress-strain model

In a sand castle the soil is fully saturated?

• False

• True

The relative humidity of IIT Guwahati is higher in summer due to

• Presence of buildings

• Climatic change

• High annual rainfall

• Presence of large freshwater body

Air solubility in water can be determined using

• Kelvin's equation

• Teten's equation

• Henry's law

• Darcy's law

Do Nouy Ring measures

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

• Shear strength

• Surface tension