Soil Mechanics and Foundation Bishop’s method of stability analysis is more conservative neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices All of these assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle is more conservative neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices All of these assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation For proper field control, which of the following methods is best suited for quick determination of water content of a soil mass ? calcium carbide method oven drying method alcohol method sand bath method calcium carbide method oven drying method alcohol method sand bath method ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation In a deposit of normally consolidated clay effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and un-drained strength decrease with depth effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and un-drained strength decrease with depth effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Clay layer A with single drainage and coefficient of consolidation Cv takes 6 months to achieve 50% consolidation. The time taken by clay layer B of the same thickness with double drainage and coefficient of consolidation Cv/2 to achieve the same degree of consolidation is 6 months 3 months 12 months 24 months 6 months 3 months 12 months 24 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the degree of saturation of a partially saturated soil is 60%, then air content of the soil is 0.8 0.6 1 0.4 0.8 0.6 1 0.4 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The effect of cohesion on a soil is to increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP