Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coefficient of consolidation for clays normally remains constant at all liquid limits decreases with increase in liquid limit first increases and then decreases with increase in liquid limit increases with increase in liquid limit remains constant at all liquid limits decreases with increase in liquid limit first increases and then decreases with increase in liquid limit increases with increase in liquid limit ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A 300 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in a plate load test on a cohesive soil when the intensity of loading is 0.2 N/mm². The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is 30 mm 15 mm 167 mm 50 mm 30 mm 15 mm 167 mm 50 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The hydraulic head that would produce a quick condition in a sand stratum of thickness 1.5 m, specific gravity 2.67 and voids ratio 0.67 is equal to 1.5m 1.0m 3m 2.0m 1.5m 1.0m 3m 2.0m 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 24 months 3 months 6 months 12 months 24 months 3 months 6 months 12 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Relative density of a compacted dense sand is approximately equal to 1.2 0.95 0.6 0.4 1.2 0.95 0.6 0.4 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A normally consolidated clay settled 10 mm when effective stress was increased from 100 kN/m2 to 200 kN/ m2. If the effective stress is further increased from 200 kN/ m2 to 400 kN/ m2, then the settlement of the same clay is 40 mm 20 mm 10 mm None of these 40 mm 20 mm 10 mm None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP