Soil Mechanics and Foundation Due to a rise in temperature, the viscosity and the unit weight of the percolating fluid are reduced to 60% and 90% respectively. If other things remain constant, the coefficient of permeability increases by 50% increases by 25% increases by 33.3% decreases by 33.3% increases by 50% increases by 25% increases by 33.3% decreases by 33.3% ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Skempton’s pore pressure coefficient B for saturated soil is 1 between 0 and 1 zero greater than 1 [CS 95] 1 between 0 and 1 zero greater than 1 [CS 95] 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 greater than 25 mm 15 mm between 15 mm and 25 mm 25 mm greater than 25 mm 15 mm between 15 mm and 25 mm 25 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Rise of water table in cohesionless soils upto ground surface reduces the net ultimate bearing capacity approximately by 30% 40% 50% 20% 30% 40% 50% 20% 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 12° 17° 7° 10° 12° 17° 7° 10° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Relative density of a compacted dense sand is approximately equal to 0.4 0.95 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.95 1.2 0.6 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP