1. Sedimentary rocks are formed by A. melting 2. Physical weathering occurs due to A. Temperature changes 3. Alluvial soils are soils transported by B. compaction & cementing C. Crystallizing B. Wedging action of ice C. Both of them A. Ice B. Rivers C. Wind 4. The ratio of plasticity index to clay fraction is known as A. Toughness index B. Activity index C. Liquidity index 5. With reference to swelling, the most active clay mineral is В. IIlite 6. D60 of a soil is 0.5 mm and D10 is 0.2 mm. The uniformity coefficient is В. 2.5 A. Kaolinite C. Montomorillonite A. 0.4 С.0.01

1. Sedimentary rocks are formed by A. melting 2. Physical weathering occurs due to A. Temperature changes 3. Alluvial soils are soils transported by B. compaction & cementing C. Crystallizing B. Wedging action of ice C. Both of them A. Ice B. Rivers C. Wind 4. The ratio of plasticity index to clay fraction is known as A. Toughness index B. Activity index C. Liquidity index 5. With reference to swelling, the most active clay mineral is В. IIlite 6. D60 of a soil is 0.5 mm and D10 is 0.2 mm. The uniformity coefficient is В. 2.5 A. Kaolinite C. Montomorillonite A. 0.4 С.0.01

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter11: Compressibility Of Soil

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