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 1.0 and 0.0 0.0 and 1.0 0.5 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.5 1.0 and 0.0 0.0 and 1.0 0.5 and 1.0 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A pycnometer is used to determine water content and voids ratio water content and specific gravity specific gravity and dry density voids ratio and dry density water content and voids ratio water content and specific gravity specific gravity and dry density voids ratio and dry density ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Direct measurement of permeability of the specimen at any stage of loading can be made only in floating ring type consolido-meter both (A) and (B) only in fixed ring type consolido-meter None of these only in floating ring type consolido-meter both (A) and (B) only in fixed ring type consolido-meter None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following is a measure of particle size range ? None of these effective size uniformity coefficient coefficient of curvature None of these effective size uniformity coefficient coefficient of curvature ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Select the incorrect statement. Effective angle of shearing resistance is limited to a maximum value of 45° increases as the size of particles increases increases as the soil gradation im-proves is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil is limited to a maximum value of 45° increases as the size of particles increases increases as the soil gradation im-proves is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil 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 167 mm 30 mm 50 mm 15 mm 167 mm 30 mm 50 mm 15 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP