Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the material of the base of the Casagrande liquid limit device on which the cup containing soil paste drops is softer than the standard hard rubber, then The liquid limit of soil always increases The liquid limit of soil may increase The liquid limit of soil always decreases The liquid limit of soil may decrease The liquid limit of soil always increases The liquid limit of soil may increase The liquid limit of soil always decreases The liquid limit of soil may decrease ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The rise of water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Dispersed type of soil structure is an arrangement comprising particles having All of these edge to edge orientation face to face or parallel orientation edge to face orientation All of these edge to edge orientation face to face or parallel orientation edge to face orientation 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 45° 90° 225° 135° 45° 90° 225° 135° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Terzaghi’s theory of one dimensional consolidation assumes Deformation of the soil, is entirely due to change in volume All listed here Water and soil particles are incompressible Soil is homogeneous and fully saturated Deformation of the soil, is entirely due to change in volume All listed here Water and soil particles are incompressible Soil is homogeneous and fully saturated 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