A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant active earth pressure will act at a distance of 2 m above the base and inclined to the horizontal at an angle of

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant active earth pressure will act at a distance of 2 m above the base and inclined to the horizontal at an angle of

12°

7°

10°

17°

12°

7°

10°

17°

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
If the voids of a soil mass are full of air only, the soil is termed as

dry soil

partially saturated soil

air entrained soil

dehydrated soil

dry soil

partially saturated soil

air entrained soil

dehydrated soil

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Dispersed type of soil structure is an arrangement comprising particles having

edge to edge orientation

face to face or parallel orientation

edge to face orientation

All of these

edge to edge orientation

face to face or parallel orientation

edge to face orientation

All of these

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The angle that Coulomb’s failure envelope makes with the horizontal is called

angle of internal friction

cohesion

angle of repose

None of these

angle of internal friction

cohesion

angle of repose

None of these

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Time factor for a clay layer is

a dimensional parameter

directly proportional to permeability of soil

inversely proportional to drainage path

independent of thickness of clay layer

a dimensional parameter

directly proportional to permeability of soil

inversely proportional to drainage path

independent of thickness of clay layer

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In hydrometer analysis for a soil mass

meniscus correction is subtractive and dispersing agent correction is additive

both meniscus correction and dispersing agent correction are subtractive

both meniscus correction and dispersing agent correction are additive

meniscus correction is additive and dispersing agent correction is subtractive

meniscus correction is subtractive and dispersing agent correction is additive

both meniscus correction and dispersing agent correction are subtractive

both meniscus correction and dispersing agent correction are additive

meniscus correction is additive and dispersing agent correction is subtractive

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation

Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the voids of a soil mass are full of air only, the soil is termed as

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Dispersed type of soil structure is an arrangement comprising particles having

Soil Mechanics and Foundation The angle that Coulomb’s failure envelope makes with the horizontal is called

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Time factor for a clay layer is

Soil Mechanics and Foundation In hydrometer analysis for a soil mass

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
If the voids of a soil mass are full of air only, the soil is termed as

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Dispersed type of soil structure is an arrangement comprising particles having

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The angle that Coulomb’s failure envelope makes with the horizontal is called

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Time factor for a clay layer is

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
In hydrometer analysis for a soil mass