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0 votes	781 views	2 answers	According to the Indian Standards the specific gravity is the ratio of the unit weight of soil solids to that of water at a temperature of updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	805 views	2 answers	The ratio of the difference between the void ratio of the soil in its loosest state and its natural void ratio (e) to the difference between the void ratios in the loosest and fully dense state, is generally termed as updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	768 views	2 answers	A phreatic line is defined as the line within a dam section below which there are updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	774 views	2 answers	The compressibility of clays, is caused due to: updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	1925 views	2 answers	The angle between the directions of the failure and the major principal plane, is equal to updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	788 views	2 answers	The soil which contains finest grain particles, is updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	767 views	1 answer	The maximum load carried by a pile, when it continues to sink without further increase of load, is known as updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	820 views	1 answer	You are given a sample of soil containing coarse grains to determine its water content, you will use updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	2230 views	1 answer	The equation τ = C + σ tan φ is given by updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	2283 views	2 answers	For a clay slope of height of 10 m, the stability number is 0.05, γ = 2.0 t/m3, C = 2.5 t/m2, the critical height of the slope of the soil, is updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer