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 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 0.5 kg/cm² zero and zero 0.5 kg/cm² and zero 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² zero and zero 0.5 kg/cm² and zero 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following methods is most accurate for the determination of the water content of soil ? pycnometer method sand bath method oven drying method calcium carbide method pycnometer method sand bath method oven drying method calcium carbide method ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coefficient of consolidation for clays normally 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 remains constant at all liquid limits increases with increase in liquid limit 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 3 months 6 months 12 months 24 months 3 months 6 months 12 months 24 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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