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GATE Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

Mud pumping is commonly associated with

A bituminous penetration mecadam construction

B cement concrete pavement on granular subgrade

C premixed bituminous construction

D cement concrete pavement on clay sub-grade

ANS:A - bituminous penetration mecadam construction

The water infiltrates through the joints, cracks and edges of the cement concrete pavement and get mixed with the clay below the cement concrete slab and forms the soil slurry known as mud.