Explore topic-wise MCQs in Soil Mechanics.

This section includes 8 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Soil Mechanics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The drainage property of silty clay is ________

A. very good
B. good
C. fair
D. very poor
Answer» E.
2.

The linear dependency between velocity of flow and hydraulic gradient exists if effective size of soil _______

A. does not exceed 3mm
B. exceeds 3mm
C. equal to 3mm
D. equal to 5mm
Answer» B. exceeds 3mm
3.

The critical Reynolds number varies from ________ for validity of Darcy s law.

A. 0.1-75
B. 75-100
C. 100-175
D. 175-200
Answer» B. 75-100
4.

Darcy s law in some cases is not valid in ______

A. clay
B. silt
C. fine sand
D. coarse-gravel
Answer» E.
5.

For flow through soils, the characteristic length in Reynolds number is taken as ________

A. uniformity coefficient
B. coefficient of curvature
C. coefficient of percolation
D. average diameter of the particles
Answer» C. coefficient of percolation
6.

For Darcy s law to be valid, the Reynolds number should be ________

A. greater than one
B. less than one
C. equal to one
D. greater than five
Answer» C. equal to one
7.

Darcy s law of linear dependency is valid for only _______ flow conditions in soil.

A. laminar and turbulent
B. laminar
C. turbulent
D. intermediate
Answer» B. laminar
8.

The coefficient of permeability is equal to velocity of flow when _________

A. hydraulic gradient is equal to one
B. hydraulic gradient is less than one
C. hydraulic gradient is greater than one
D. hydraulic gradient is equal to zero
Answer» B. hydraulic gradient is less than one