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 0.5 and 1.0 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 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The hydraulic head that would produce a quick condition in a sand stratum of thickness 1.5 m, specific gravity 2.67 and voids ratio 0.67 is equal to 1.5m 3m 2.0m 1.0m 1.5m 3m 2.0m 1.0m ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The effect of cohesion on a soil is to reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called percentage air voids voids ratio air content porosity percentage air voids voids ratio air content porosity ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Valid range for n, the percentage voids, is n > 0 0 ≤ n ≤ 100 0 < n < 100 n < 0 n > 0 0 ≤ n ≤ 100 0 < n < 100 n < 0 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is illite None of these kaolinite montmorillonite illite None of these kaolinite montmorillonite ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP