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° 0° 45° 90° 22.5° 0° 45° 90° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which one of the following clays behaves like a dense sand ? over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio under-consolidated clay over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio normally consolidated clay over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio under-consolidated clay over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio normally consolidated clay ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Effective stress is All of these important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil a physical parameter that can be measured the stress at particles contact All of these important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil a physical parameter that can be measured the stress at particles contact ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Skempton’s pore pressure coefficient B for saturated soil is zero greater than 1 [CS 95] between 0 and 1 1 zero greater than 1 [CS 95] between 0 and 1 1 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant 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 Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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