Geotechnical Engineering Questions and Answers – The Capillarity – Permeability Test

Geotechnical Engineering Objective Questions

Civil Engineering MCQs

This set of

1. The capillarity-permeability test may be also called as ___________

A) Vertical capillarity test
B) Horizontal capillarity test
C) Capillary test
D) Coefficient of permeability test

Answer is B)

2. The capillary-permeability test, is used to determine ___________

A) Coefficient of permeability and Capillary test
B) Degree of saturation
C) None of the mentioned
D) All of the mentioned

Answer is A)

3. The bedding planes of soil layers in soil mass may be __________

A) Horizontal
B) Vertical
C) Inclined
D) All of the mentioned

Answer is D)

4. Each layer of soil layer has its own value of ___________

A) Degree of saturation
B) Coefficient of permeability
C) Capillary head
D) All of the mentioned

Answer is B)

5. The average permeability of soil deposits depends on ________

A) Direction of flow
B) Coefficient of permeability
C) Moisture content
D) Saturation of the soil

Answer is A)

6. The degree of saturation in capillarity-permeability test can be found out by ___________

A) Known dry mass of soil
B) Taking wet mass of soil
C) Finding the porosity
D) All of the mentioned

Answer is B)

7. The saturation in capillary-permeability is assumed to be ___________ percentage.

A) 0
B) 50
C) 75
D) 100

Answer is B)

8. The possible directions of flow of the soil deposit with respect to the bedding planes are ___________

A) Parallel and Perpendicular
B) Inclined
C) None of the mentioned
D) All of the mentioned

Answer is A)

9. The hydraulic gradient (i), used in capillary-permeability test is ____________

A) h0+hc/x
B) h0/x
C) h0+hc
D) hc/x

Answer is A)