Soil Mechanics and Foundation Compressibility of sandy soils is almost equal to that of clayey soils much less than that of clayey soils None of these much greater than that of clayey soils almost equal to that of clayey soils much less than that of clayey soils None of these much greater than that of clayey soils ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The maximum dry density upto which any soil can be compacted depends upon amount of compaction energy only moisture content only None of these both moisture content and amount of compaction energy amount of compaction energy only moisture content only None of these both moisture content and amount of compaction energy ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A 600 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in plate load test on a cohesionless soil under an intensity of loading of 0.2 N/ram2. The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is between 15 mm and 25 mm greater than 25 mm 25 mm 15 mm between 15 mm and 25 mm greater than 25 mm 25 mm 15 mm 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 24 months 12 months 6 months 3 months 24 months 12 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following statements is correct? None of these A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve. For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity. None of these A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve. For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity. ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following soils has more plasticity index ? gravel silt clay sand gravel silt clay sand ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP