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

7°

12°

17°

10°

7°

12°

17°

10°

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Time factor for a clay layer is

directly proportional to permeability of soil

a dimensional parameter

independent of thickness of clay layer

inversely proportional to drainage path

directly proportional to permeability of soil

a dimensional parameter

independent of thickness of clay layer

inversely proportional to drainage path

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarse-grained soils ?

None of these

both the above

falling head method

constant head method

None of these

both the above

falling head method

constant head method

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is

Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane

None of these

Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium

Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium

Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane

None of these

Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium

Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The most suitable method for drainage of fine grained cohesive soils is

electroosmosis method

well ppint system

deep well system

vacuum method

electroosmosis method

well ppint system

deep well system

vacuum method

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A 300 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in a plate load test on a cohesive soil when the intensity of loading is 0.2 N/mm². The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is

167 mm

50 mm

30 mm

15 mm

167 mm

50 mm

30 mm

15 mm

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Time factor for a clay layer is

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarse-grained soils ?

Soil Mechanics and Foundation The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is

Soil Mechanics and Foundation The most suitable method for drainage of fine grained cohesive soils is

Soil Mechanics and Foundation A 300 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in a plate load test on a cohesive soil when the intensity of loading is 0.2 N/mm². The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Time factor for a clay layer is

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarse-grained soils ?

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The most suitable method for drainage of fine grained cohesive soils is

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A 300 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in a plate load test on a cohesive soil when the intensity of loading is 0.2 N/mm². The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is