Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the natural water content of soil mass lies between its liquid limit and plastic limit, the soil mass is said to be in plastic state semi-solid state solid state liquid state plastic state semi-solid state solid state liquid state ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called air content porosity voids ratio percentage air voids air content porosity voids ratio percentage air voids ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids ratio of the sample is greater than specific gravity of soil equal to specific gravity of soil less than specific gravity of soil independent of specific gravity of soil greater than specific gravity of soil equal to specific gravity of soil less than specific gravity of soil independent of specific gravity of soil 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 0.5 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° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 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 24 months 3 months 12 months 6 months 24 months 3 months 12 months 6 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The maximum dry density upto which any soil can be compacted depends upon None of these both moisture content and amount of compaction energy moisture content only amount of compaction energy only None of these both moisture content and amount of compaction energy moisture content only amount of compaction energy only ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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