Select the incorrect statement ____?
A. In a direct shear box test, the plane of shear failure is predetermined
B. Better control is achieved on the drainage of the soil in a triaxial compression test
C. Stress distribution on the failure plane in the case of triaxial compression test is uniform
D. Unconfined compression test can be carried out on all types of soils
A fully saturated soil is said to be________________?
A. one phase system
B. two phase system with soil and air
C. two phase system with soil and water
D. three phase system
Water content of soil can______________?
A. never be greater than 100 %
B. take values only from 0 % to 100 %
C. be less than 0 %
D. be greater than 100 %
Constant head permeameter is used to test permeability of_______________?
A. silt
B. clay
C. coarse sand
D. fine sand
If the voids of a soil mass are full of air only, the soil is termed as_______________?
A. air entrained soil
B. partially saturated soil
C. dry soil
D. dehydrated soil
Voids ratio of a soil mass can_________________?
A. never be greater than unity
B. be zero
C. take any value greater than zero
D. take values between 0 and 1 only