Soil Mechanics and Foundation According to Atterberg, the soil is said to be of medium plasticity if the plasticity index PI is PI>27 7 17 0 < PI < 7 PI>27 7 17 0 < PI < 7 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases 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 Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The hydraulic head that would produce a quick condition in a sand stratum of thickness 1.5 m, specific gravity 2.67 and voids ratio 0.67 is equal to 1.5m 1.0m 2.0m 3m 1.5m 1.0m 2.0m 3m ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coarse grained soils are best compacted by a drum roller rubber tyred roller sheep’s foot roller vibratory roller drum roller rubber tyred roller sheep’s foot roller vibratory roller ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A pycnometer is used to determine specific gravity and dry density voids ratio and dry density water content and voids ratio water content and specific gravity specific gravity and dry density voids ratio and dry density water content and voids ratio water content and specific gravity ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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