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THEORY QUESTION BANK

NAME OF SUBJECT – GEO-TECHNICAL ENGINEERING SUBJECT CODE –22404

UNIT NO-03 (PERMEABILITY & SHEAR STRENGTH OF SOIL)

1. Define: Permeability.
2. State Darcy’s low of permeability.
3. Define: Coefficient of permeability.
4. State and explain factor affecting permeability of soil.
5. Define: Seepage velocity.
6. What is seepage pressure.
7. Define: Phreatic line with sketch.
8. Define: flow net.
9. State the characteristics of flow net.
10. Define: shear strength.
11. State the situation of shear failure.
12. State advantages of direct shear test.
13. State disadvantages of direct shear test.