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A sink contains exactly 12 liters of water. If water is drained from the sink until it holds exactly 6 liters of water less than the quantity of water drained away, how many liters of water were drained away ?
A 2
B 3
C 9
D 6
In a deposit of normally consolidated clay
A effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and un-drained strength decrease with depth
B effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth
C effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth
D effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth
For a loose sand sample and a dense sand sample consolidated to the same effective stress
A ultimate strength is same and also peak strength is same
B ultimate strength is different but peak strength is same
C ultimate strength is same but peak strength of dense sand is greater than that of loose sand
D ultimate strength is same but peak
The strain energy stored in a body due to shear stress, is (where $$\tau $$ = Shear stress, C = Shear modulus and V = Volume of the body)
A $$\frac{{\tau {\text{V}}}}{{2{\text{C}}}}$$
B $$\frac{{2{\text{C}}}}{{\tau {\text{V}}}}$$
C $$\frac{{{\tau ^2}{\text{V}}}}{{2{\text{C}}}}$$
D $$\frac{{2{\text{C}}}}{{{\tau ^2}{\text{V}}}}$$
A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because
A It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control
B Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible
C Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform
D None of these
While investigating the site, a thick layer of fairly firm clay over a deep layer of soft clay is encountered. In such a situation, the following type of foundation is useful:
A Pile formation
B Raft foundation
C Grillage foundation
D None of these
Which of the following clay mixing devices is vacuum operated for deairation of clay?
A Banbery mixer
B Pug mill
C Muller-mixer
D None of these
A dry soil sample weighing 100 g has volume of 60 ml and specific gravity 2.5. Its void ratio is
A 0.4
B 0.5
C 0.6
D 0.8
In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on
A horizontal plane only
B vertical plane only
C both horizontal and vertical planes
D all planes except horizontal and vertical planes
An empty swimming pool can be filled to capacity through an inlet pipe in 3 hours, and it can be completely drained by a drainpipe in 6 hours . If both pipes are fully open at the same time , in how many hours will the empty pool be filled to capacity?
A 4
B 6
C 5
D 5.5

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