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 -2 0.5 -0.5 2 -2 0.5 -0.5 2 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids ratio of the sample is independent of specific gravity of soil less than specific gravity of soil equal to specific gravity of soil greater than specific gravity of soil independent of specific gravity of soil less than specific gravity of soil equal to specific gravity of soil greater than specific gravity of soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following is a measure of particle size range ? uniformity coefficient None of these effective size coefficient of curvature uniformity coefficient None of these effective size coefficient of curvature ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The rise of water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on all planes except horizontal and vertical planes vertical plane only both horizontal and vertical planes horizontal plane only all planes except horizontal and vertical planes vertical plane only both horizontal and vertical planes horizontal plane only ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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