Soil Mechanics and Foundation Effective stress on soil Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability Increases both voids ratio and permeability Decreases both voids ratio and permeability Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability Increases both voids ratio and permeability Decreases both voids ratio and permeability 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 Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium None of these Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium None of these Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The flownet for an earthen dam with 30 m water depth consists of 25 potential drops and 5 flow channels. The coefficient of permeability of dam material is 0.03 mm/sec. The discharge per meter length of dam is 0.1125 m3/sec 0.00018 nrVsec 0.18 m3/sec 0.0045 m3/sec 0.1125 m3/sec 0.00018 nrVsec 0.18 m3/sec 0.0045 m3/sec ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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 -0.5 -2 2 0.5 -0.5 -2 2 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 less than 300 mm between 300 mm and 750 mm between 750 mm and 1 m greater than 1 m less than 300 mm between 300 mm and 750 mm between 750 mm and 1 m greater than 1 m ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Select the correct range of density index,1D 0 ≤ 1D ≤ 1 ID > 0 0 < 1D < 1 1D > 0 0 ≤ 1D ≤ 1 ID > 0 0 < 1D < 1 1D > 0 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP