Soil Mechanics and Foundation Allowable bearing pressure for a foundation depends upon ultimate bearing capacity of soil only both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity allowable settlement only none of above ultimate bearing capacity of soil only both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity allowable settlement only none of above ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is kaolinite montmorillonite None of these illite kaolinite montmorillonite None of these illite ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following statements is correct? A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size None of these Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve. For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity. A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size None of these Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve. For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity. ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on all planes except horizontal and vertical planes both horizontal and vertical planes horizontal plane only vertical plane only all planes except horizontal and vertical planes both horizontal and vertical planes horizontal plane only vertical plane only ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Toughness index is defined as the ratio of liquidity index to flow index plasticity index to flow index consistency index to liquidity index plasticity index to consistency index liquidity index to flow index plasticity index to flow index consistency index to liquidity index plasticity index to consistency index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Select the incorrect statement. Effective angle of shearing resistance is limited to a maximum value of 45° increases as the size of particles increases increases as the soil gradation im-proves is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil is limited to a maximum value of 45° increases as the size of particles increases increases as the soil gradation im-proves is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP