Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the water table rises upto ground surface, then the effective stress is reduced due to decrease in total stress only but pore water pressure does not change effective stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but total stress does not change total stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but effective stress does not change total stress is increased due to decrease in pore water pressure but effective stress does not change effective stress is reduced due to decrease in total stress only but pore water pressure does not change effective stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but total stress does not change total stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but effective stress does not change total stress is increased due to decrease in pore water pressure but effective stress does not change 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 1.0m 3m 2.0m 1.5m 1.0m 3m 2.0m 1.5m ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes decrease 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 increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease 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 increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Contact pressure beneath a rigid footing resting on cohesive soil is more at edges compared to middle None of these less at edges compared to middle uniform throughout more at edges compared to middle None of these less at edges compared to middle uniform throughout ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Select the incorrect statement. Effective angle of shearing resistance increases as the size of particles increases is limited to a maximum value of 45° is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil increases as the soil gradation im-proves increases as the size of particles increases is limited to a maximum value of 45° is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil increases as the soil gradation im-proves 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 12° 7° 17° 10° 12° 7° 17° 10° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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