Soil Mechanics and Foundation According to Atterberg, the soil is said to be of medium plasticity if the plasticity index PI is 17 7 0 < PI < 7 PI>27 17 7 0 < PI < 7 PI>27 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation In a triaxial compression test when drainage is allowed during the first stage (i. e. application of cell pressure) only and not during the second stage (i.e. application of deviator stress at constant cell pressure), the test is known as unconsolidated drained test consolidated undrained test unconsolidated undrained test consolidated drained test unconsolidated drained test consolidated undrained test unconsolidated undrained test consolidated drained test ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Effective stress is a physical parameter that can be measured All of these important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil the stress at particles contact a physical parameter that can be measured All of these important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil the stress at particles contact ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Due to a rise in temperature, the viscosity and the unit weight of the percolating fluid are reduced to 60% and 90% respectively. If other things remain constant, the coefficient of permeability decreases by 33.3% increases by 50% increases by 25% increases by 33.3% decreases by 33.3% increases by 50% increases by 25% increases by 33.3% 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 dry of OMC wet of OMC and wet of OMC dry of OMC and dry of OMC where OMC is optimum moisture content dry of OMC and wet of OMC wet of OMC and dry of OMC wet of OMC and wet of OMC dry of OMC and dry of OMC where OMC is optimum moisture content dry of OMC and wet of OMC ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP