Geotechnical
Geotechnical engineering guides, tutorials, and resources covering soil testing, foundation design, slope stability, retaining walls, and ground improvement. For students and professionals in the USA and UK.
MCQ explainedVoid ratio of a soil is 0.9. Its porosity shall be:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedThe ratio of volume of voids (Vv) in the soil to its total volume (V) is defined as:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedWater content of soil can:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedA sample of saturated clay has a porosity of 0.562, the void ratio of the clay is:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedA soil has percentage air voids of the order of 30%. It has a porosity of 0.4. The air content of that soil sh…Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedThe relation between void ratio ‘e’, Water content ‘W’, specific gravity ‘G…Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedWhat will be the dry density of soil if soil has bulk density of 22 kN/m³ and water content 10%:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedThe void ratio for saturated soil is equal to _____ of water content and specific gravity of solids:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedWhich of the following statements is true?: All options are correctGeotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedA soil sample has void ratio of 0.5 and its porosity will be closed to…Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedIf the pores of a soil are completely full of air only, the soil is said to be……….Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedSpecific gravity of soil is:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedThe void ratio of a soil sample having a porosity of 0.32 and a moisture content of 25% will be………Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedSpecific gravity has a unit:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedWater content of a soil sample is the difference of the weight of the given sample at the given temperature an…Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedFundamental relationship between dry density (γd), bulk density (γ) and water content (w) is:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedPick up the correct statement from the following: All options are correct.Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedThe relationship between void ratio and porosity n is:Geotechnical · 1 min read