Course : Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

Courses ID: noc19_ce36

By Prof. J. N. Mandal
IIT Bombay
Week :1
Assignment : 1

1. The mass specific gravity of a fully saturated clay specimen having a water content of
40% is 1.88. The specific gravity of clay will be

a) 1.95
b) 2.67
c) 2.90
d) None

Ans-c) 2.90

2. With the General notations if Sr= 0, water content

a) w<0
b) w=0
c) 0 ≤ w ≤ 100
d) w can be > 0

Ans: b) w=0

3. A steep grain size distribution curve represents

a) More uniform grain sizes

b) Non uniform grain sizes
c) Grains of all sizes
d) None

Ans- a) More uniform grain sizes

4. The principle used in hydrometer analysis is

a) Newton’s law
b) Darcy’s law
c) Stokes’s law
d) Rehabann’s law

Ans- c) Stokes’s law

5. The biggest size of clay particle is

a) 0.0002mm
b) 0.02mm
c) 0.002mm
d) 0.075mm

Ans- c) 0.002mm

6. Which one of the following represents the effective size or effective diameter of soil
particle?

a) D10
b) D30
c) D60
d) None

Ans- a) D10

7. The coefficient of uniformity and curvature of a soil are 4 and 1 respectively. The
ratio of D30/D10 is

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

Ans- b) 2
8. Stoke’s law is valid only if the size of the particle is

a) <0.0002mm
b) >0.2mm
c) between 0.2mm and 0.0002mm
d) None

Ans- c) between 0.2mm and 0.0002mm

9. Which is the most accurate method to determine water content

a) pycnometer method
b) oven dry method
c) sand bath method
d) radiation method

Ans :b) oven dry method

10. Grain size distribution curve is plotted between size of particles and _____

a) Percent finer by weight

b) percent finer by volume
c) depend on the type of soil
d) none of the above

Ans: a) Percent finer by weight