The water content of a soil sample cannot be determined by _____ method.

Civil Engineering : Soil Mechanics - Quiz(MCQ)

pipette

alcohol

oven drying

calcium carbide

Correct Answer : pipette

Explanation : The pipette method is the standard sedimentation method used in laboratory for wet mechanical or sedimentation analysis.

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The property of a soil which allows it to be deformed rapidly without rupture, elastic rebound and also a volume change, is known______.

ductility

porosity

permeability

plasticity

Correct Answer : Option (D) : plasticity

During seepage through a soil, direction of seepage is always_______.

perpendicular to stream lines

parallel to equipotential lines

perpendicular to equipotential lines

None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (C) : perpendicular to equipotential lines

The ratio of the weight of water to the weight of solids in a given mass of soil, is known_______.

porosity

water content

void ratio

specific gravity

Correct Answer : Option (B) : water content