Soil Mechanics and Foundation According to Atterberg, the soil is said to be of medium plasticity if the plasticity index PI is 0 < PI < 7 17 7 PI>27 0 < PI < 7 17 7 PI>27 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A soil has a bulk density of 22 kN/m3 and water content 10 %. The dry density of soil is 20.0 kN/m3 18.6 kN/m3 22.0 kN/m3 23.2 kN/m3 20.0 kN/m3 18.6 kN/m3 22.0 kN/m3 23.2 kN/m3 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Select the incorrect statement. Effective angle of shearing resistance increases as the soil gradation im-proves increases as the size of particles increases is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil is limited to a maximum value of 45° increases as the soil gradation im-proves increases as the size of particles increases is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil is limited to a maximum value of 45° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Time factor for a clay layer is inversely proportional to drainage path a dimensional parameter directly proportional to permeability of soil independent of thickness of clay layer inversely proportional to drainage path a dimensional parameter directly proportional to permeability of soil independent of thickness of clay layer 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 increases by 33.3% increases by 25% increases by 50% decreases by 33.3% increases by 33.3% increases by 25% increases by 50% decreases by 33.3% ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation During the first stage of triaxial test when the cell pressure is increased from 0.10 N/mm² to 0.26 N/mm², the pore water pressure increases from 0.07 N/mm² to 0.15 “N/mm². Skempton’s pore pressure parameter B is 0.5 2 -0.5 -2 0.5 2 -0.5 -2 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP