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0 votes	920 views	1 answer	A partially saturated sample of soil has a unit weight of 2.0 g/cm3 and specific gravity of soil particles is 2.6. If the moisture content in the soil is 20%, the degree of saturation is updated 10 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	994 views	1 answer	A compacted soil sample using 10% moisture content has a weight of 200 g and mass unit weight of 2.0 g/cm3. If the specific gravity of soil particles and water are 2.7 and 1.0, the degree of saturation of the soil is updated 10 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	899 views	1 answer	The ratio of the volume of voids to the volume of soil solids in a given soil mass, is known updated 10 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	896 views	1 answer	Factor of safety against sliding of a slope, is the ratio of updated 10 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	884 views	1 answer	Under-reamed piles are generally updated 10 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	898 views	1 answer	The maximum value of effective stress in the past divided by the present value, is defined as over consolidation ratio (OCR). The O.C.R. of an over consolidated clay is updated 10 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	937 views	1 answer	Minimum size of the particles of silt soil, is updated 10 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	884 views	1 answer	The minimum water content at which the soil retains its liquid state and also possesses a small shearing strength against flowing, is known updated 10 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	2190 views	1 answer	When drainage is permitted under initially applied normal stress only and full primarily consolidation is allowed to take place, the test is known as updated 10 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	913 views	1 answer	The quantity of seepage of water through soils is proportional to updated 10 years ago by Civil Engineer