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 90° 0° 22.5° 45° 90° 0° 22.5° 45° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coefficient of consolidation for clays normally remains constant at all liquid limits increases with increase in liquid limit first increases and then decreases with increase in liquid limit decreases with increase in liquid limit remains constant at all liquid limits increases with increase in liquid limit first increases and then decreases with increase in liquid limit decreases with increase in liquid limit ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sand particles are made of montmorillonite rock minerals illite kaolinite montmorillonite rock minerals illite kaolinite ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The angle that Coulomb’s failure envelope makes with the horizontal is called angle of repose None of these angle of internal friction cohesion angle of repose None of these angle of internal friction cohesion 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 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 24 months 3 months 6 months 12 months 24 months 3 months 6 months 12 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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