Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coefficient of consolidation for clays normally first increases and then decreases with increase in liquid limit remains constant at all liquid limits decreases with increase in liquid limit increases with increase in liquid limit first increases and then decreases with increase in liquid limit remains constant at all liquid limits decreases with increase in liquid limit increases with increase in liquid limit ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Bishop’s method of stability analysis All of these neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices is more conservative assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle All of these neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices is more conservative assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ultimate consolidation settlement of a soil is directly proportional to the compression index directly proportional to the voids ratio None of these inversely proportional to the compression index directly proportional to the compression index directly proportional to the voids ratio None of these inversely proportional to the compression index 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 2.0m 3m 1.0m 1.5m 2.0m 3m 1.0m 1.5m 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° 0° 22.5° 45° 90° 0° 22.5° 45° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible None of these Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible None of these Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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