Geotechnical Engineering Questions and Answers – Darcy’s Law

Geotechnical Engineering Objective Questions

This set of

1. What are the types of water flow in the soil?

A) Turbulent flow and Laminar flow
B) Linear flow
C) None of the mentioned
D) All of the mentioned

Answer is A)

2. In what way, do the fluid particles travel in a turbulent flow?

A) Twisting
B) Crossing
C) Re-crossing
D) Definite path

Answer is D)

3. Gravels are __________ permeable.

A) Highly
B) Least
C) Partially
D) All of the mentioned

Answer is A)

4. The law of flow of water through the soil was first studied by ___________

A) Taylor
B) Darcy
C) Lambe
D) Khosla

Answer is B)

5. Which of the following equation defines Darcy’s law?

A) q=KA
B) q=K/A
C) q=K i A
D) q=K i/A

Answer is C)

6. Coefficient of permeability or simple permeability is expressed in terms of ____________

A) cm/sec
B) m/day
C) feet/day
D) all of the mentioned

Answer is D)

7. The co-efficient of permeability of fine sand is ____________

A) 1.0 and greater
B) 1×10-6 and smaller
C) 1×10-2 to 5×10-3
D) 5×10-2 to 1×10-3

Answer is D)

8. Darcy’s law is valid for only ___________

A) Laminar flow
B) Turbulent flow
C) Hydraulic flow
D) All of the mentioned

Answer is A)

9. Darcy’s law is valid as long as it is equal to or less than ____________

A) 1
B) 0
C) 0.1
D) 2

Answer is A)

10. Stiff clays are ______________ permeable.

A) Highly
B) Least
C) Partially
D) None of the mentioned

... Answer is B)