Soil Mechanics and Foundation During the first stage of triaxial test when the cell pressure is increased from 0.10 N/mm² to 0.26 N/mm², the pore water pressure increases from 0.07 N/mm² to 0.15 “N/mm². Skempton’s pore pressure parameter B is -0.5 -2 2 0.5 -0.5 -2 2 0.5 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 12 months 6 months 3 months 24 months 12 months 6 months 3 months 24 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coarse grained soils are best compacted by a drum roller rubber tyred roller sheep’s foot roller vibratory roller drum roller rubber tyred roller sheep’s foot roller vibratory roller ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as plasticity index liquid limit shrinkage limit plastic limit plasticity index liquid limit shrinkage limit plastic limit ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation In a consolidated drained test on a normally consolidated clay, the volume of the soil sample during shear first increases and then decreases remains unchanged decreases increases first increases and then decreases remains unchanged decreases increases ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coefficient of earth pressure at rest is greater than both the active earth pressure and passive earth pressure less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressure greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure less than both the active and passive earth pressures greater than both the active earth pressure and passive earth pressure less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressure greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure less than both the active and passive earth pressures ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
EXAMIANS