Soil Mechanics and Foundation Contact pressure beneath a rigid footing resting on cohesive soil is more at edges compared to middle None of these less at edges compared to middle uniform throughout more at edges compared to middle None of these less at edges compared to middle uniform throughout ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation For a loose sand sample and a dense sand sample consolidated to the same effective stress ultimate strength is same but peak strength of dense sand is greater than that of loose sand ultimate strength is same and also peak strength is same ultimate strength is different but peak strength is same ultimate strength is same but peak ultimate strength is same but peak strength of dense sand is greater than that of loose sand ultimate strength is same and also peak strength is same ultimate strength is different but peak strength is same ultimate strength is same but peak ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Highway Research Board (HRB) classification of soils is based on 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 particle size composition ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Uniformity coefficient of a soil is always less than 1 equal to or less than 1 always equal to 1 equal to or gi eater than 1 always less than 1 equal to or less than 1 always equal to 1 equal to or gi eater than 1 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The effect of cohesion on a soil is to increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant active earth pressure will act at a distance of 2 m above the base and inclined to the horizontal at an angle of 10° 17° 7° 12° 10° 17° 7° 12° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP