57) Due to a rise in temperature, the viscosity and the unit weight of the percolating fluid are reduced to 60% and 90% respectively.If other things remain constant, the coefficient of permeability

increases by 25%

increases by 50%

increases by 33.3%

decreases by 33.3%

Answer is:

increases by 50%

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58) Coefficient of permeability of soil

does not depend upon temperature

increases with the increase in temperature

increases with the decrease in temperature

none of the above

Answer is:

increases with the increase in temperature

59) The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits

parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification

parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification

is always same in both directions

parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification

Answer is:

parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification

60) The total discharge from two wells situated near to each other is

sum of the discharges from individual wells

less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells

greater than the sum of the discharges from individual wells

equal to larger of the two discharges from individual wells

Answer is:

less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells

61) The flownet for an earthen dam with 30 m water depth consists of 25 potential drops and 5 flow channels. The coefficient of permeability of dam material is 0.03 mm/sec. The discharge per meter length of dam is

0.00018 nrVsec

0.0045 m3/sec

0.18m3/sec

0.1125m3/sec

Answer is:

0.00018 nrVsec

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57) Due to a rise in temperature, the viscosity and the unit weight of the percolating fluid are reduced to 60% and 90% respectively.If other things remain constant, the coefficient of permeability

increases by 50%

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58) Coefficient of permeability of soil

increases with the increase in temperature

59) The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits

parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification

60) The total discharge from two wells situated near to each other is

less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells

61) The flownet for an earthen dam with 30 m water depth consists of 25 potential drops and 5 flow channels. The coefficient of permeability of dam material is 0.03 mm/sec. The discharge per meter length of dam is

0.00018 nrVsec

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