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0 votes	836 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 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	902 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 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	810 views	1 answer	The ratio of the volume of voids to the volume of soil solids in a given soil mass, is known updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	804 views	1 answer	Factor of safety against sliding of a slope, is the ratio of updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	781 views	1 answer	Under-reamed piles are generally updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	812 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 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	846 views	1 answer	Minimum size of the particles of silt soil, is updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	804 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 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	2079 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 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	816 views	1 answer	The quantity of seepage of water through soils is proportional to updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer