Q.1
Factor affecting pore pressure parameters is ___________
  • Type of shear
  • Temperature
  • Nature of the fluid
  • All of the mentioned
Q.2
The change in the pore pressure during an un-drained shear can be explained by ___________
  • Lateral pressure
  • Effective stress
  • Pore pressure parameter
  • Mohr’s circle
Q.3
Which of the following cannot be obtained by using un-drained test?
  • Effective stress failure envelope
  • Shear strength
  • sensitivity
  • All of the mentioned
Q.4
The consolidated-un drained test can be performed in ___________ methods.
  • 3
  • 2
  • 4
  • 1
Q.5
In an un-drained test on saturated clays, both σand σis independent of ____________
  • Pore pressure
  • Shear strength
  • Cell pressure
  • Effective pressure
Q.6
The un-drained test is carried out on sample of clay, silt, and peat to determine _____________
  • Shear Strength of natural ground and Sensitivity
  • Pore pressure
  • None of the mentioned
  • All of the mentioned
Q.7
If the reading on the scale of hydrometer is 1.the hydrometer reading is
  • 85
  • 15
  • 1000
  • 1.015
Q.8
According to Stokes law, velocity of a falling sphere in a liquid is:
  • Directly proportional to D2
  • Inversely proportional to D2
  • Inversely proportional to D3
  • Directly proportional to D3
Q.9
Hydrometer is used for measuring:
  • Water content
  • Specific gravity of solids
  • Specific gravity of liquids
  • Vapour pressure
Q.10
Final velocity attained by a particle settling in a fluid is called,
  • End velocity
  • Constant velocity
  • Terminal Velocity
  • Tertiary Velocity
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