Soil Mechanics and Foundation Bishop’s method of stability analysis neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices is more conservative All of these assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices is more conservative All of these assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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 7 17 PI>27 0 < PI < 7 7 17 PI>27 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The rise of water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil effective angle of shearing resistance ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coarse grained soils are best compacted by a sheep’s foot roller rubber tyred roller vibratory roller drum roller sheep’s foot roller rubber tyred roller vibratory roller drum roller ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which one of the following clays behaves like a dense sand ? normally consolidated clay over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio under-consolidated clay normally consolidated clay over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio under-consolidated clay 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 None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP