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Geotechnical

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In sand replacement method, sand must:

a)

Pass through 1mm and retain on 300micron sieve

b)

Pass through 2.36mm and retain on 1mm sieve

c)

Pass through 1mm and retain on 600micron sieve

d)

Pass through 4.75mm and retain on 1mm sieve

2.

Volume of calibrating cylinder in Sand replacement method is:

a)

200cc

b)

500cc

c)

1000cc

d)

2000cc

3.

Which of the following is not an engineering property of soil?

a)

Compressibility

b)

Permeability

c)

Particle Size

d)

Shear Strength

4.

Final velocity attained by a particle settling in a fluid is called,

a)

End velocity

b)

Constant velocity

c)

Terminal Velocity

d)

Tertiary Velocity

5.

Identify the missing Sieve size : 2.36 mm, 1 mm, 600 micron,..........,212 micron, 150 micron, 75 micron

a)

300 micron

b)

400 micron

c)

425 micron

d)

450 micron

6.

For preparation of dispersing agent 33g of .............. is added

a)

Potassium hexameta phospahte

b)

Sodium carbonate

c)

Sodium hexameta phosphate

d)

Potassium cyanide

7.

Hydrometer is used for measuring:

a)

Water content

b)

Specific gravity of solids

c)

Specific gravity of liquids

d)

Vapour pressure

8.

According to Stokes law, velocity of a falling sphere in a liquid is:

a)

Inversely proportional to D2

b)

Directly proportional to D2

c)

Inversely proportional to D3

d)

Directly proportional to D3

9.

If the reading on the scale of hydrometer is 1.015, the hydrometer reading is

a)

85

b)

15

c)

1000

d)

1.015

10.
a)

89

b)

13

c)

78

d)

87