1- The degree of saturation have range of value A) S>0 B) S<0 C) 0
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![1- The degree of saturation have range of value
A) S>0
B) S<0
C) 0<S< 100
D) 0SSS 100
2- For a fully saturated soil mass with water content equal to 100% the void ratio of
the sample is
A) Less than the specific gravity of soil
B) Equal to specific gravity of soil
C) Greater than specific gravity of soil
D) Independent of specific gravity of soil
3- When the volume of solids in a soil mass equal to the volume of voids , then the
value of porosity and voids ratio respectively are
A) 1 and 0
4- A soil has a bulk density of 22 kN/m and water content 10%, the dry density of
soil is
A) 18.6 kN/m
5- The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is
B) 0 and 1
C) 0.5 and 1
D) 1 and 0.5
B) 20 kN/m
C) 22 kN/m
D)23.2 kN/m?
A) Kaolinite
B) Illite
C) Montmorillanite
D) none of the above
6- Residual soils are formed by
A) Glaciers
7- Which of the following independent of the total volume of the soil mass
A) Bulk unit weight
D) unit weight of solids
B) wind
C) water
D) none of the above
B) dry unit weight
C)submerged unit weight
8- If air content and degree of saturation are represented as ac and S respecuveiy.
then the relationship between them is
A) a, =
B) a, = 1- S
C) S = 1+ a.
D) S = ac
9- In wet soil mass, air occupies one-seventh of its volume and water occupies one-
eighth of its volume the void ratio of soil is
A) 0.25
The relationship between ysat , Ggand e is
(Gre)w
B) 0.36
C) 0.43
D) I
10-
A) Ysat =
1+e
(G, e)Yw
B) Ysat
1te
(G,+e)Yw
C) Ysat =
1+e
(Gte)
D) Ysat
%3D
1te
11-
The relationship between ysat, Ya, Y and S is
A) y = Ya * SlYsat - Yal
B) y =
Ya
StYsat -Yal
C) y = Ya + S[Ysat - Yal
D) y = Ya - S[Ysat - Ya]](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F1ba4b906-2032-4a12-9f0f-105626f9e998%2Fe096bd4e-4b9b-4bf0-a2fc-e55052277a86%2F35ng4v_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:1- The degree of saturation have range of value
A) S>0
B) S<0
C) 0<S< 100
D) 0SSS 100
2- For a fully saturated soil mass with water content equal to 100% the void ratio of
the sample is
A) Less than the specific gravity of soil
B) Equal to specific gravity of soil
C) Greater than specific gravity of soil
D) Independent of specific gravity of soil
3- When the volume of solids in a soil mass equal to the volume of voids , then the
value of porosity and voids ratio respectively are
A) 1 and 0
4- A soil has a bulk density of 22 kN/m and water content 10%, the dry density of
soil is
A) 18.6 kN/m
5- The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is
B) 0 and 1
C) 0.5 and 1
D) 1 and 0.5
B) 20 kN/m
C) 22 kN/m
D)23.2 kN/m?
A) Kaolinite
B) Illite
C) Montmorillanite
D) none of the above
6- Residual soils are formed by
A) Glaciers
7- Which of the following independent of the total volume of the soil mass
A) Bulk unit weight
D) unit weight of solids
B) wind
C) water
D) none of the above
B) dry unit weight
C)submerged unit weight
8- If air content and degree of saturation are represented as ac and S respecuveiy.
then the relationship between them is
A) a, =
B) a, = 1- S
C) S = 1+ a.
D) S = ac
9- In wet soil mass, air occupies one-seventh of its volume and water occupies one-
eighth of its volume the void ratio of soil is
A) 0.25
The relationship between ysat , Ggand e is
(Gre)w
B) 0.36
C) 0.43
D) I
10-
A) Ysat =
1+e
(G, e)Yw
B) Ysat
1te
(G,+e)Yw
C) Ysat =
1+e
(Gte)
D) Ysat
%3D
1te
11-
The relationship between ysat, Ya, Y and S is
A) y = Ya * SlYsat - Yal
B) y =
Ya
StYsat -Yal
C) y = Ya + S[Ysat - Yal
D) y = Ya - S[Ysat - Ya]
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