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 0° 22.5° 90° 45° 0° 22.5° 90° 45° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The effect of cohesion on a soil is to increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Compressibility of sandy soils is much greater than that of clayey soils almost equal to that of clayey soils much less than that of clayey soils None of these much greater than that of clayey soils almost equal to that of clayey soils much less than that of clayey soils None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation According to Atterberg, the soil is said to be of medium plasticity if the plasticity index PI is PI>27 0 < PI < 7 7 17 PI>27 0 < PI < 7 7 17 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following is a measure of particle size range ? coefficient of curvature effective size uniformity coefficient None of these coefficient of curvature effective size uniformity coefficient None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Effective stress is important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil a physical parameter that can be measured All of these the stress at particles contact important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil a physical parameter that can be measured All of these the stress at particles contact ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP