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° 22.5° 0° 45° 90° 22.5° 0° 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 None of these Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium None of these Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Select the incorrect statement. Effective angle of shearing resistance increases as the soil gradation im-proves is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil increases as the size of particles increases is limited to a maximum value of 45° increases as the soil gradation im-proves is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil increases as the size of particles increases is limited to a maximum value of 45° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of solids in a soil mass, then the values of porosity and voids ratio respectively are 1.0 and 0.0 1.0 and 0.5 0.0 and 1.0 0.5 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.0 1.0 and 0.5 0.0 and 1.0 0.5 and 1.0 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the shearing stress is zero on two planes, then the angle between the two planes is 90° 135° 225° 45° 90° 135° 225° 45° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the sand in-situ is in its densest state, then the relative density of sand is between 0 and 1 zero 1 greater than 1 between 0 and 1 zero 1 greater than 1 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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