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 liquid state semi-solid state plastic state solid state liquid state semi-solid state plastic state solid state ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of solids in a soil mass, then the values of porosity and voids ratio respectively are 1.0 and 0.5 0.5 and 1.0 0.0 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.0 1.0 and 0.5 0.5 and 1.0 0.0 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.0 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The effect of cohesion on a soil is to reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the 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 The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium None of these Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Uniformity coefficient of a soil is equal to or less than 1 always less than 1 equal to or gi eater than 1 always equal to 1 equal to or less than 1 always less than 1 equal to or gi eater than 1 always equal to 1 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 independent of specific gravity of soil less than specific gravity of soil greater than specific gravity of soil equal to specific gravity of soil independent of specific gravity of soil less than specific gravity of soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP