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 25% decreases by 33.3% increases by 33.3% increases by 50% increases by 25% decreases by 33.3% increases by 33.3% increases by 50% ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation When the plastic limit of a soil is greater than the liquid limit, then the plasticity index is reported as negative non-plastic (NP) 1 zero negative non-plastic (NP) 1 zero ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Allowable bearing pressure for a foundation depends upon ultimate bearing capacity of soil only none of above both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity allowable settlement only ultimate bearing capacity of soil only none of above both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity allowable settlement only ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The maximum dry density upto which any soil can be compacted depends upon moisture content only amount of compaction energy only None of these both moisture content and amount of compaction energy moisture content only amount of compaction energy only None of these both moisture content and amount of compaction energy 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 12 months 3 months 24 months 6 months 12 months 3 months 24 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation In a triaxial compression test when drainage is allowed during the first stage (i. e. application of cell pressure) only and not during the second stage (i.e. application of deviator stress at constant cell pressure), the test is known as unconsolidated drained test consolidated undrained test consolidated drained test unconsolidated undrained test unconsolidated drained test consolidated undrained test consolidated drained test unconsolidated undrained test ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP