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 22.5° 45° 0° 90° 22.5° 45° 0° 90° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control None of these Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as shrinkage limit plastic limit liquid limit plasticity index shrinkage limit plastic limit liquid limit plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ultimate consolidation settlement of a soil is directly proportional to the compression index inversely proportional to the compression index None of these directly proportional to the voids ratio directly proportional to the compression index inversely proportional to the compression index None of these directly proportional to the voids ratio ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The total and effective stresses at a depth of 5 m below the top level of water in a swimming pool are respectively 0.5 kg/cm² and zero zero and zero 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and zero zero and zero 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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