Soil Mechanics and Foundation Highway Research Board (HRB) classification of soils is based on plasticity characteristics None of these particle size composition both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics plasticity characteristics None of these particle size composition both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Bishop’s method of stability analysis is more conservative neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle All of these is more conservative neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle All of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant active earth pressure will act at a distance of 2 m above the base and inclined to the horizontal at an angle of 10° 17° 7° 12° 10° 17° 7° 12° 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 24 months 6 months 3 months 12 months 24 months 6 months 3 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A normally consolidated clay settled 10 mm when effective stress was increased from 100 kN/m2 to 200 kN/ m2. If the effective stress is further increased from 200 kN/ m2 to 400 kN/ m2, then the settlement of the same clay is 10 mm 40 mm 20 mm None of these 10 mm 40 mm 20 mm None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Skempton’s pore pressure coefficient B for saturated soil is zero 1 between 0 and 1 greater than 1 [CS 95] zero 1 between 0 and 1 greater than 1 [CS 95] ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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