Soil Mechanics and Foundation Dispersed type of soil structure is an arrangement comprising particles having face to face or parallel orientation All of these edge to face orientation edge to edge orientation face to face or parallel orientation All of these edge to face orientation edge to edge orientation ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation With the increase in the amount of compaction energy both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease[ES 93] both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease[ES 93] both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is montmorillonite illite None of these kaolinite montmorillonite illite None of these kaolinite 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 20 mm None of these 10 mm 40 mm 20 mm None of these 10 mm 40 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Hydrometer readings are corrected for: Temperature correction Meniscus correction Dispersing agent correction Temperature, meniscus and dispersing agent corrections Temperature correction Meniscus correction Dispersing agent correction Temperature, meniscus and dispersing agent corrections 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 Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium None of these Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium None of these Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP