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    The document is a quiz on testing methods for geosynthetic materials. It contains 11 multiple choice questions about standards for measuring properties like mass per unit area, thickness, and puncture strength of geotextiles. The questions cover topics like the relevant ASTM standards, measurement units, test pressures, and properties evaluated such as compressibility and required stiffness for different subgrade soil strengths.

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    Geosynthetics & Reinforced Soil Structures

    Online Certification Course, IIT Madras


    January – April 2017
    Testing of Geosynthetics-1

    1. Indian standard test number pertaining to the sampling of geosynthetic specimens is,
    a) IS 14716
    b) IS 14706
    c) ISO 554
    d) None of the above

    2. What is the standard relevant to determining the mass per unit area of geotextiles?
    a) ASTM D4354
    b) ASTM D792
    c) ASTM D5261
    d) None of the above

    3. What is the minimum least count of weighing machines required to measure the mass
    per unit area of geotextile samples?
    a)  1 g
    b) = 0.01 g
    c) = 0.1 g
    d) None of the above

    4. What is the standard pressure for measuring the thickness of geotextiles as per ASTM
    D5199?
    a) 1 kPa
    b) 2 kPa
    c) 3 kPa
    d) 2 N/mm2

    5. For higher CBR value of subgrade soil, stiffness of geotextile required for basal
    reinforcement applications is,
    a) Lesser
    b) Higher
    c) Moderate
    d) Cannot decide.

    6. Some of the physical properties of geotextiles are


    a) Thickness
    b) Puncture strength
    c) Mass per unit area
    d) Compressibility

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    7. Which of the following geotextiles have low compressibility?
    a) Nonwoven needle punched geotextile
    b) Woven geotextile
    c) Nonwoven heat bonded geotextile
    d) Nonwoven light weight needle punched geotextile

    8. Which of the following strength can be determined using ASTM D4533?


    a) Impact
    b) Pull out
    c) Thickness
    d) Trapezoidal tear

    9. The width of grips for performing the grab tensile strength is,
    a) 76 mm
    b) 25 mm
    c) 50 mm
    d) 200 mm

    10. Some of the mechanical properties of geotextiles are,


    a) Thickness
    b) Compressibility
    c) Burst strength
    d) Mass per unit area

    11. What is the probe diameter used to conduct CBR puncture test as per ASTM D6241?
    a) 50 mm
    b) 10 mm
    c) 8 mm
    d) 15 mm

    12. The result of the dynamic puncture test is reported in units of,
    a) kilo Newtons
    b) Newtons
    c) mm
    d) kPa

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