Soil Mechanics and Foundation Constant head permeameter is used to test permeability of clay silt fine sand coarse sand clay silt fine sand coarse sand ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium None of these Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium None of these Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Highway Research Board (HRB) classification of soils is based on particle size composition None of these plasticity characteristics both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics particle size composition None of these plasticity characteristics both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of solids in a soil mass, then the values of porosity and voids ratio respectively are 0.0 and 1.0 0.5 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.5 1.0 and 0.0 0.0 and 1.0 0.5 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.5 1.0 and 0.0 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 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 Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform None of these 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 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 3 months 24 months 6 months 12 months 3 months 24 months 6 months 12 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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