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° 90° 0° 22.5° 45° 90° 0° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The effect of cohesion on a soil is to reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Stoke’s law is valid only if the size of particle is between 0.2 mm and 0.0002 mm greater than 0.2 mm less than 0.0002 mm All of these between 0.2 mm and 0.0002 mm greater than 0.2 mm less than 0.0002 mm All of these 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 Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane None of these 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 Dispersed type of soil structure is an arrangement comprising particles having edge to edge orientation edge to face orientation face to face or parallel orientation All of these edge to edge orientation edge to face orientation face to face or parallel orientation All of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation For better strength and stability, the fine grained soils and coarse grained soils are compacted respectively as wet of OMC and dry of OMC wet of OMC and wet of OMC dry of OMC and wet of OMC dry of OMC and dry of OMC where OMC is optimum moisture content wet of OMC and dry of OMC wet of OMC and wet of OMC dry of OMC and wet of OMC dry of OMC and dry of OMC where OMC is optimum moisture content ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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