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 33.3% increases by 50% increases by 25% decreases by 33.3% increases by 33.3% increases by 50% increases by 25% decreases by 33.3% ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Inorganic soils with low compressibility are represented by CH SL ML MH CH SL ML MH ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is illite None of these kaolinite montmorillonite illite None of these kaolinite montmorillonite 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 None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Bishop’s method of stability analysis assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices is more conservative All of these assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices is more conservative All of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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