Question

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List – I (Test)	List – II (Property)
(a) Proctor Test	(1) Grain Size Analysis
(b) Vane Test	(2) Shear Strength
(c) Penetration Test	(3) Bearing Capacity
(d) Hydrometer test	(4) Compaction

1.

(a) - 2, (b) - 4, (c) - 1, (d) – 3

2. (a) - 4, (b) - 2, (c) - 1, (d) – 3
3. (a) - 4, (b) - 2, (c) - 3, (d) – 1
4. (a) - 2, (b) - 4, (c) - 3, (d) – 1
5.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : (a) - 4, (b) - 2, (c) - 3, (d) – 1

Explanation:

Proctor test: 

• The Proctor compaction test is a laboratory method of experimentally determining the optimal moisture content at which a given soil type will become most dense and achieve its maximum dry density.
• The graphical relationship of the dry density to moisture content is then plotted to establish the compaction curve.

​Vane test:

• The laboratory vane shear test for the measurement of shear strength of cohesive soils.
• It is useful for soils of low shear strength (less than 0.3 kg/cm²) for which triaxial or unconfined tests can not be performed.
• The test gives the undrained strength of the soil.

Penetration test:

• The standard penetration test, commonly known as 'SPT', was developed to provide geotechnical engineering properties for foundation design purposes.
• The test is carried out within a borehole.
• The results can be used to determine the relative density, bearing capacity, and settlement of granular soil.

​Hydrometer test:

• Measuring the particle size distribution(Grain Size Analysis) of fine-grained soils like clay and silt is best performed using the soil hydrometer test
• The hydrometer analysis of soil, based on Stokes’ law, calculates the size of soil particles from the speed at which they settle out of suspension from a liquid.