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° 90° 45° 0° 22.5° 90° 45° 0° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The total discharge from two wells situated near to each other is equal to larger of the two discharges from individual wells less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells sum of the discharges from individual wells greater than the sum of the discharges from individual wells equal to larger of the two discharges from individual wells less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells sum of the discharges from individual wells greater than the sum of the discharges from individual wells ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The effect of cohesion on a soil is to 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] reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity 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 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 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² zero and zero 0.5 kg/cm² and zero ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A plane inclined at an angle ‘φ’ to the horizontal at which the soil is expected to stay in the absence of any lateral support, is known as All listed here The φ line Natural slope line Repose line All listed here The φ line Natural slope line Repose line 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 6 months 3 months 12 months 24 months 6 months 3 months 12 months 24 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP