Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the voids of a soil mass are full of air only, the soil is termed as partially saturated soil air entrained soil dehydrated soil dry soil partially saturated soil air entrained soil dehydrated soil dry soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A 600 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in plate load test on a cohesionless soil under an intensity of loading of 0.2 N/ram2. The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is between 15 mm and 25 mm greater than 25 mm 25 mm 15 mm between 15 mm and 25 mm greater than 25 mm 25 mm 15 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation At liquid limit, all soils possess same shear strength of large magnitude same shear strength of small magnitude different shear strengths of small magnitude different shear strengths of large magnitude same shear strength of large magnitude same shear strength of small magnitude different shear strengths of small magnitude different shear strengths of large magnitude 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 7° 10° 12° 17° 7° 10° 12° 17° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Skempton’s pore pressure coefficient B for saturated soil is between 0 and 1 zero greater than 1 [CS 95] 1 between 0 and 1 zero greater than 1 [CS 95] 1 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP