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 Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform None of these Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform None of these Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which one of the following clays behaves like a dense sand ? over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio under-consolidated clay over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio normally consolidated clay over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio under-consolidated clay over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio normally consolidated clay ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A pycnometer is used to determine water content and specific gravity specific gravity and dry density water content and voids ratio voids ratio and dry density water content and specific gravity specific gravity and dry density water content and voids ratio voids ratio and dry density ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coefficient of consolidation of a soil is affected by permeability compressibility both compressibility and permeability None of these permeability compressibility both compressibility and permeability None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The effect of cohesion on a soil is to increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sand particles are made of rock minerals montmorillonite illite kaolinite rock minerals montmorillonite illite kaolinite ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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