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 0.0 1.0 and 0.5 0.0 and 1.0 0.5 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.0 1.0 and 0.5 0.0 and 1.0 0.5 and 1.0 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation For a loose sand sample and a dense sand sample consolidated to the same effective stress ultimate strength is different but peak strength is same ultimate strength is same and also peak strength is same ultimate strength is same but peak strength of dense sand is greater than that of loose sand ultimate strength is same but peak ultimate strength is different but peak strength is same ultimate strength is same and also peak strength is same ultimate strength is same but peak strength of dense sand is greater than that of loose sand ultimate strength is same but peak 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° 17° 10° 12° 7° 17° 10° 12° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Rise of water table above the ground surface causes Increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress Equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress Increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress Equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following statements is correct? None of these For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity. Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve. A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size None of these For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity. Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve. A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP