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Geotechnical Engineering 1
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Geotechnical Engineering 1
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1. Inhomogeneous soil, every transition in the shape of curves drawn in flow net must be ____________
2. Clay does not become plastic, when mixed with ___________
3. The portion between two successive flow lines is known as ___________
4. When the soil is in loosest form, density index is zero and its relative compaction Rc is ______
5. The elevation head is taken as negative if the point is situated above the datum and positive if below the datum.
6. What is the constant value of a and b in Loudon’s empirical formula “log10(KSs2) = a + bn”?
7. The sedimentation analysis is based on _________ law.
8. Which of the following assumptions is wrong, with respect to sedimentation analysis?
9. Coefficient of absolute permeability (K) depends on ____________
10. According to IS classification, the symbol GC means ____________
11. The water content of a soil sample cannot be determined by the _____ method.
12. Void ratio is the ratio of _____
13. Viscosity of water/liquid (ɳ) is expressed in ________
14. The capillary tension or capillary potential can also be called as ___________
15. To check the seepage of water through the body of dam, the core provided is ________
16. A soil has a dry unit weight of 17.5 kN/m3 and a water content of 20%. What will be its bulk unit weight?
17. Water present in the voids of soil mass is called __________
18. According to Goldschmidt theory, the plasticity in soil is due to __________
19. The neutral pressure does not have any effect on ___________
20. The depth of the groove cut by Casagrande tool for determining the liquid limit is ______
21. Hygroscopic water is affected by which of the following factor?
22. Which one of the following factor does not affect soil suction?
23. The piezometric head is also called ________
24. The pressure deficiency of held water in a capillary tube is termed as ____________
25. The time for a particle to settle, of diameter 0.06 through a height of 10 cm is_________

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