Soil Mechanics and Foundation A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform None of these It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The flownet for an earthen dam with 30 m water depth consists of 25 potential drops and 5 flow channels. The coefficient of permeability of dam material is 0.03 mm/sec. The discharge per meter length of dam is 0.1125 m3/sec 0.0045 m3/sec 0.18 m3/sec 0.00018 nrVsec 0.1125 m3/sec 0.0045 m3/sec 0.18 m3/sec 0.00018 nrVsec ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A fully saturated soil is said to be two phase system with soil and air three phase system two phase system with soil and water one phase system two phase system with soil and air three phase system two phase system with soil and water one phase system ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The total discharge from two wells situated near to each other is sum of the discharges from individual wells equal to larger of the two discharges from individual wells less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells greater than the sum of the discharges from individual wells sum of the discharges from individual wells equal to larger of the two discharges from individual wells less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells greater than the sum of the discharges from individual wells ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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 15 mm 50 mm 30 mm 167 mm 15 mm 50 mm 30 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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