Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coefficient of consolidation for clays normally decreases with increase in liquid limit remains constant at all liquid limits increases with increase in liquid limit first increases and then decreases with increase in liquid limit decreases with increase in liquid limit remains constant at all liquid limits increases with increase in liquid limit first increases and then decreases with increase in liquid limit ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform None of these Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform None of these Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state None of these percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state None of these percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation In the plate loading test for determining the bearing capacity of soil, the size of square bearing plate should be greater than 1 m between 750 mm and 1 m between 300 mm and 750 mm less than 300 mm greater than 1 m between 750 mm and 1 m between 300 mm and 750 mm less than 300 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation At liquid limit, all soils possess same shear strength of large magnitude different shear strengths of small magnitude different shear strengths of large magnitude same shear strength of small magnitude same shear strength of large magnitude different shear strengths of small magnitude different shear strengths of large magnitude same shear strength of small magnitude ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP