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 0.0 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.5 0.5 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.0 0.0 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.5 0.5 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.0 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The shear strength of a soil Decreases with decrease in normal stress Is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Decreases with increase in normal stress Is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Decreases with decrease in normal stress Is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Decreases with increase in normal stress Is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Degree of consolidation is directly proportional to square of drainage path and inversely proportional to time directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to drainage path directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to square of drainage path directly proportional to drainage path and inversely proportional to time directly proportional to square of drainage path and inversely proportional to time directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to drainage path directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to square of drainage path directly proportional to drainage path and inversely proportional to time 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 15 mm 50 mm 167 mm 30 mm 15 mm 50 mm 167 mm 30 mm 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 The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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