Soil Mechanics and Foundation A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible None of these It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible None of these It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation For better strength and stability, the fine grained soils and coarse grained soils are compacted respectively as wet of OMC and wet of OMC wet of OMC and dry of OMC dry of OMC and wet of OMC dry of OMC and dry of OMC where OMC is optimum moisture content wet of OMC and wet of OMC wet of OMC and dry of OMC dry of OMC and wet of OMC dry of OMC and dry of OMC where OMC is optimum moisture content ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A 600 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in plate load test on a cohesionless soil under an intensity of loading of 0.2 N/ram2. The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is greater than 25 mm 25 mm between 15 mm and 25 mm 15 mm greater than 25 mm 25 mm between 15 mm and 25 mm 15 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sand particles are made of montmorillonite illite kaolinite rock minerals montmorillonite illite kaolinite rock minerals ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The total and effective stresses at a depth of 5 m below the top level of water in a swimming pool are respectively 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² zero and zero 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and zero 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² zero and zero 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and zero ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coefficient of earth pressure at rest is less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressure less than both the active and passive earth pressures greater than both the active earth pressure and passive earth pressure greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressure less than both the active and passive earth pressures greater than both the active earth pressure and passive earth pressure greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP