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 0.5 2 -0.5 -2 0.5 2 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Contact pressure beneath a rigid footing resting on cohesive soil is uniform throughout more at edges compared to middle less at edges compared to middle None of these uniform throughout more at edges compared to middle less at edges compared to middle None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Residual soils are formed by glaciers None of these water wind glaciers None of these water wind 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 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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 The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP