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

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

12 months

24 months

3 months

6 months

12 months

24 months

3 months

6 months

ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as

plastic limit

liquid limit

shrinkage limit

plasticity index

plastic limit

liquid limit

shrinkage limit

plasticity index

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 increase in plasticity index

decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index

increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index

decrease 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

increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index

decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index

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

1

0.8

0.4

0.6

1

0.8

0.4

0.6

ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A plane inclined at an angle ‘φ’ to the horizontal at which the soil is expected to stay in the absence of any lateral support, is known as

The φ line

All listed here

Repose line

Natural slope line

The φ line

All listed here

Repose line

Natural slope line

ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Water content of soil can

never be greater than 100 %

take values only from 0 % to 100 %

be greater than 100 %

be less than 0 %

never be greater than 100 %

take values only from 0 % to 100 %

be greater than 100 %

be less than 0 %

ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP

Soil Mechanics and Foundation

Soil Mechanics and Foundation The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as

Soil Mechanics and Foundation The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes

Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the degree of saturation of a partially saturated soil is 60%, then air content of the soil is

Soil Mechanics and Foundation A plane inclined at an angle ‘φ’ to the horizontal at which the soil is expected to stay in the absence of any lateral support, is known as

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Water content of soil can

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
If the degree of saturation of a partially saturated soil is 60%, then air content of the soil is

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A plane inclined at an angle ‘φ’ to the horizontal at which the soil is expected to stay in the absence of any lateral support, is known as

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Water content of soil can