Soil Mechanics and Foundation Highway Research Board (HRB) classification of soils is based on plasticity characteristics None of these both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics particle size composition plasticity characteristics None of these both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics particle size composition ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Allowable bearing pressure for a foundation depends upon allowable settlement only none of above both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity ultimate bearing capacity of soil only allowable settlement only none of above both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity ultimate bearing capacity of soil only 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 3 months 12 months 6 months 24 months 3 months 12 months 6 months 24 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If a cohesive soil specimen is subjected to a vertical compressive load, the inclination of the cracks to the horizontal is 45° 90° 0° 22.5° 45° 90° 0° 22.5° 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 15 mm 167 mm 30 mm 50 mm 15 mm 167 mm 30 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation For better strength and stability, the fine grained soils and coarse grained soils are compacted respectively as wet of OMC and dry of OMC dry of OMC and wet of OMC wet of OMC and wet of OMC dry of OMC and dry of OMC where OMC is optimum moisture content wet of OMC and dry of OMC dry of OMC and wet of OMC wet of OMC and wet of OMC dry of OMC and dry of OMC where OMC is optimum moisture content ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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