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📊 Foundation Engineering
Q. Explanation: For soft sensitive soil, the area ratio of sample should preferably not exceed 10%. The thin-wall samplers are those for
  • (A) thin wall samplers
  • (B) thick wall samplers
  • (C) both thin and thick wall samplers
  • (D) no type of samplers
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) thin wall samplers

Explanation: For soft sensitive soil, the area ratio of sample should preferably not exceed 10%. The thin-wall samplers are those for
A. thin wall samplers
B. thick wall samplers
C. both thin and thick wall samplers
D. no type of samplers
Answer» A. thin wall samplers

📊 Foundation Engineering
Q. To impart cohesion, is used.
  • (A) water
  • (B) asphaltic emulsions
  • (C) lime
  • (D) powder soda
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) asphaltic emulsions
📊 Foundation Engineering
Q. For undistributed samples is used.
  • (A) compressed air sampler
  • (B) thick sampler
  • (C) care cutter
  • (D) rotary sampler
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) compressed air sampler
📊 Foundation Engineering
Q. For transport of sample to laboratory, the sample is
  • (A) wrapped in wax paper
  • (B) mixed with other samples
  • (C) given disturbance
  • (D) saturated with lime
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) wrapped in wax paper
📊 Foundation Engineering
Q. The two commonly used penetration tests are
  • (A) standard penetration test
  • (B) cone penetration test
  • (C) all of the mentioned
  • (D) none of the mentioned
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (C) all of the mentioned
📊 Foundation Engineering
Q. The values derived from penetration tests can be used for finding
  • (A) depth of hard stratum and strength of soil
  • (B) soil saturation
  • (C) none of the mentioned
  • (D) all of the mentioned
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) depth of hard stratum and strength of soil
📊 Foundation Engineering
Q. The observed value of N in static cone penetration test is corrected by
  • (A) overburden and dilatancy /submergence
  • (B) effective pressure
  • (C) none of the mentioned
  • (D) all of the mentioned
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) overburden and dilatancy /submergence
📊 Foundation Engineering
Q. Correction for increasing effective overburden pressure have been proposed by
  • (A) gibbs and holtz
  • (B) peck
  • (C) thornburn
  • (D) all of the mentioned
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (D) all of the mentioned
📊 Foundation Engineering
Q. The split tube used in static cone penetration test, is commonly known as
  • (A) split spoon sampler
  • (B) split tube sampler
  • (C) tube sampler
  • (D) all of the mentioned
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) split spoon sampler
📊 Foundation Engineering
Q. The total blow required for the second and third 15 cm of penetration in standard penetration test is taken as
  • (A) seating drive
  • (B) penetration resistance
  • (C) overburden pressure
  • (D) dilatancy/submergence
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) seating drive

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