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28003. When water content in a soil is reduced beyond the shrinkage limit, the soil will be in a- [BREB-15]
solid state
semi-solid state
liquid state
plastic state
28006. Which of the following is practically impermeable? [BREB-15]
Gravel
Sand mixture
Coarse sand
Clay
28008. Chemical weathering of soil is caused due to-
oxidation
hydration
carbonation & leaching
all of these
28011. The property of a soil which is of great importance in finding settlement of structures. is- [BREB-15]
permeability
shear strength
consolidation
compressibility
28012. The soil transported by wind is called-
aeolian soil
alluvial soil
marine soil
lacustrine soil
28013. Soils are derived from..............rocks.
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
any one of these
28014. The ratio of the unit weight of soil solids to that of water is called-
void ratio
porosity
specific gravity
degree of saturation
28015. ১৭৫। The property of the soil mass which permits the seepage of water through its interconnecting voids, called- [BREB-15]
capillarity
porosity
permeability
none of these
28016. The soil transportated by running water is called-
aeolian soil
alluvial soil
marine soil
lacustrine soil
28018. When a cohesionless soil attains quick condition, it looses- [HED-19]
Shear strength
Bearing capacity
Both a and b
Neither a and b
28019. The bearing capacity of soil can be improved by-[BREB-15]
increasing the depth of footing
draining the sub-soil water
ramming the granular material like crushed stone in the soil
all of the above