Soil Mechanics and Foundation Allowable bearing pressure for a foundation depends upon none of above allowable settlement only both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity ultimate bearing capacity of soil only none of above allowable settlement only both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity ultimate bearing capacity of soil only ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A fully saturated soil is said to be two phase system with soil and water three phase system one phase system two phase system with soil and air two phase system with soil and water three phase system one phase system two phase system with soil and air ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids None of these 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 ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids None of these ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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