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 Effective stress on soil Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability Increases both voids ratio and permeability Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability Decreases both voids ratio and permeability Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability Increases both voids ratio and permeability Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability Decreases both voids ratio and permeability ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The total and effective stresses at a depth of 5 m below the top level of water in a swimming pool are respectively 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and zero 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² zero and zero 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and zero 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² zero and zero 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 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 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If a cohesive soil specimen is subjected to a vertical compressive load, the inclination of the cracks to the horizontal is 90° 22.5° 45° 0° 90° 22.5° 45° 0° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Voids ratio of a soil mass can never be greater than unity take values between 0 and 1 only take any value greater than zero be zero never be greater than unity take values between 0 and 1 only take any value greater than zero be zero ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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