Q.1/A) Choose the correct statement (answer 5 only).1. During the consolidation the........................remains constant.(a) void ratio(b) pore water pressure (c) degree of saturation...........increases.2. The consolidation takes place when......(a) Toatal head(b) Effective stress (c) Total stress.3. During seepagethrough a soil, direction of seepage is always(a) Parallel to equipotential lines, (b) Perpendicular to stream lines, (c) Perpendicular toequipotential lines, (d) None of these.4. Flow net is used for the determination of (a) Quantity of seepage(b) Hydrostatic pressure(c) Seepage pressure (d) All of them.5. Both the shear stress and the normal stress on the plane of failure are measured directly in(d) Unconfined(a) CD triaxial shear test (b) CU triaxial shear test (c) Direct shear testcompression test6. In a consolidated undrained test on an over-consolidated clay, the volume of the soil sample duringshear: (a) decreases (b) first decreases and then increases (c) first increases and then decreases(d) remains unchanged.

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1. During the consolidation the........ .....remains constant. (b) pore water pressure takes place when....... (c) degree of saturation. ..........increases. (a) void ratio 2. The consolidation (a) Toatal head 3. During seepage (b) Effective stress (c) Total stress. through a soil, direction of seepage is always (a) Parallel to equipotential lines, (b) Perpendicular to stream lines, (c) Perpendicular to equipotential lines, (d) None of these. (b) Hydrostatio accura

1. During the consolidation the........ .....remains constant. (b) pore water pressure takes place when....... (c) degree of saturation. ..........increases. (a) void ratio 2. The consolidation (a) Toatal head 3. During seepage (b) Effective stress (c) Total stress. through a soil, direction of seepage is always (a) Parallel to equipotential lines, (b) Perpendicular to stream lines, (c) Perpendicular to equipotential lines, (d) None of these. (b) Hydrostatio accura

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Chapter9: Consolidation

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