Soil Mechanics and Foundation A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because 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 Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Compressibility of sandy soils is much greater than that of clayey soils much less than that of clayey soils almost equal to that of clayey soils None of these much greater than that of clayey soils much less than that of clayey soils almost equal to that of clayey soils None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation At liquid limit, all soils possess different shear strengths of large magnitude same shear strength of small magnitude same shear strength of large magnitude different shear strengths of small magnitude different shear strengths of large magnitude same shear strength of small magnitude same shear strength of large magnitude different shear strengths of small magnitude ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The angle that Coulomb’s failure envelope makes with the horizontal is called None of these angle of repose angle of internal friction cohesion None of these angle of repose angle of internal friction cohesion ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition None of these ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition None of these ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Rise of water table in cohesionless soils upto ground surface reduces the net ultimate bearing capacity approximately by 20% 40% 50% 30% 20% 40% 50% 30% ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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