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1) Optimum moisture content is 1 point

Course Maximum water content of soil at 100% saturation

outline Maximum water content of soil at its loosest state
Water content corresponding to maximum density
How does an Water content corresponding to maximum dry density
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course work? 2) Which of the following method is best suited for determination of permeability of coarse 1 point
()
grained soils?

Week 0 () Constant head method

Falling head method
Week 1 ()
Both of the above

Week 2 () None of the above

Lecture 6: 3) Soil with liquid limit 45%, plastic limit 25% and shrinkage limit 15%, the plasticity index 1 point
Grain Size is,
Analysis
(contd..) (unit? 50%
unit=26&lesson=27)
20%
Lecture 7: 60%
Atterberg Limit
40%

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(unit? 4) At shrinkage limit , the soil is 1 point

Assessment submitted.
unit=26&lesson=28)
X Dry
Lecture 8:
Compaction Partially saturated
(unit? Saturated
unit=26&lesson=29)
None of the above
Lecture 9:
Compaction 5) What is the slope of flow curve? 1 point
(contd..) (unit?
unit=26&lesson=30) liquidity index

Lecture 10:
consistency index
Compaction flow index
(contd..) (unit?
plasticity index
unit=26&lesson=31)

Lecture 11: 6) In a liquid limit test by Casagrande cup method, 15 blows were required at 60% water 1 point
Compaction content and 35 blows were required at 40% water content. Liquid limit (round off to the nearest
and integer) of the soil is
Permeability
(unit? 52%
unit=26&lesson=32)
44%
Quiz: Week 2: 48%
Assignment 2
56%
(assessment?
name=69)
7) The soil which plot above the A line in the plasticity chart are 1 point
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silts
unit=26&lesson=35)
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  8) For a standard compaction test, the mass of hammer and the drop of hammer are as 1 point
follows:

1.6 kg and 450 mm

2.6 kg and 310 mm
4.8 kg and 310 mm
5.8 kg and 450 mm

9) If the moisture content of soil sample is decreased beyond shrinkage limit it’s volume 1 point

Decreases
Increases
Remain constant
None of the above

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10) For a Modified compaction test, the mass of hammer and the drop of hammer are as 1 point
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1.6 kg and 450 mm
2.6 kg and 310 mm
4.89 kg and 450 mm
5.89 kg and 310 mm

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