Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the voids of a soil mass are full of air only, the soil is termed as air entrained soil partially saturated soil dehydrated soil dry soil air entrained soil partially saturated soil dehydrated soil dry soil 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 None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A 300 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in a plate load test on a cohesive soil when the intensity of loading is 0.2 N/mm². The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is 50 mm 15 mm 167 mm 30 mm 50 mm 15 mm 167 mm 30 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coarse grained soils are best compacted by a sheep’s foot roller rubber tyred roller vibratory roller drum roller sheep’s foot roller rubber tyred roller vibratory roller drum roller ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation During the first stage of triaxial test when the cell pressure is increased from 0.10 N/mm² to 0.26 N/mm², the pore water pressure increases from 0.07 N/mm² to 0.15 “N/mm². Skempton’s pore pressure parameter B is 2 -2 0.5 -0.5 2 -2 0.5 -0.5 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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 semi-solid state solid state liquid state plastic state semi-solid state solid state liquid state plastic state ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP