179. A soil not fully consolidated under the existing over-burden pressure, is called
180. The angle of internal friction is maximum for
181. If G is specific gravity of sand particles, e is porosity, the critically hydraulic gradient
182. A grillage foundation
183. The plasticity of fine soils may be assessed by means of
184. The density of soil can be increased
185. The degree of saturation of the soil sample stated in Question No. 11.243, is
186. The length/diameter ratio of cylindrical specimens used in triaxial test, is generally
187. A suspended particle falls through a height H cm in water in t minutes. If the viscosity of water is η and specific gravity of the particle is G, the diameter of the particle is (where M is a constant factor)
188. The birth place of Shankaracharya was at..............?
189. The bearing capacity of a soil depends upon
190. A direct shear test possesses the following disadvantage:
191. Through a point in a loaded soil mass, there exists n typical planes mutually orthogonal on which the stress is wholly normal and no shear stress acts, if n is
192. The pressure that builds up in pore water due to load increment on the soil, is termed
193. The ratio of emax and emin of silty sand, is
194. A flow net may be utilised for the determination of
195. The neutral stress in a soil mass is
196. If voids ratio is 0.67, water content is 0.188 and specific gravity is 2.68, the degree of saturation of the soil, is
197. If water content of a soil is 40%, G is 2.70 and void ratio is 1.35, the degree of saturation is
198. The use of kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with?
199. A structure is erected on an impervious clay whose thickness is 12 m. Drainage is possible both at upper and lower surfaces. Coefficient of consolidation is 0.015 cm2 per minute. For attaining 50% consolidation with a time factor 0.20, the number of days required
200. Which one of the following statements is true for Mohr-Coulomb envelope ?