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% decreases by 33.3% increases by 25% increases by 33.3% increases by 50% decreases by 33.3% increases by 25% ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A 300 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in a plate load test on a cohesive soil when the intensity of loading is 0.2 N/mm². The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is 50 mm 167 mm 15 mm 30 mm 50 mm 167 mm 15 mm 30 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation In the plate loading test for determining the bearing capacity of soil, the size of square bearing plate should be between 300 mm and 750 mm between 750 mm and 1 m less than 300 mm greater than 1 m between 300 mm and 750 mm between 750 mm and 1 m less than 300 mm greater than 1 m ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The total and effective stresses at a depth of 5 m below the top level of water in a swimming pool are respectively zero and zero 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and zero zero and zero 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and zero 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 Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium None of these Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium None of these Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sand particles are made of rock minerals montmorillonite illite kaolinite rock minerals montmorillonite illite kaolinite ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP