Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the plasticity index of a soil mass is zero, the soil is sand silt clayey silt clay sand silt clayey silt clay ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant active earth pressure will act at a distance of 2 m above the base and inclined to the horizontal at an angle of 17° 12° 10° 7° 17° 12° 10° 7° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Shear strength of a soil is a unique function of effective stress only None of these both effective stress and total stress total stress only effective stress only None of these both effective stress and total stress total stress only ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Select the incorrect statement. Effective angle of shearing resistance is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil increases as the size of particles increases is limited to a maximum value of 45° increases as the soil gradation im-proves is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil increases as the size of particles increases is limited to a maximum value of 45° increases as the soil gradation im-proves ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Relative density of a compacted dense sand is approximately equal to 1.2 0.95 0.6 0.4 1.2 0.95 0.6 0.4 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Bishop’s method of stability analysis is more conservative neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle All of these is more conservative neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle All of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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