Geotechnical Engineering MCQ with Answers

0.028

0.28

36

0.036

over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio

over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio

normally consolidated clay

under-consolidated clay

compressibility

permeability

both compressibility and permeability

none of the above

directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to drainage path

directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to square of drainage path

directly proportional to drainage path and inversely proportional to time

directly proportional to square of drainage path and inversely proportional to time

a dimensional parameter

directly proportional to permeability of soil

inversely proportional to drainage path

independent of thickness of clay layer