Soil Mechanics and Foundation In a consolidated drained test on a normally consolidated clay, the volume of the soil sample during shear increases first increases and then decreases remains unchanged decreases increases first increases and then decreases remains unchanged decreases ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Highway Research Board (HRB) classification of soils is based on plasticity characteristics particle size composition both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics None of these plasticity characteristics particle size composition both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics None of these 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 -0.5 -2 2 0.5 -0.5 -2 2 0.5 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Compressibility of sandy soils is almost equal to that of clayey soils None of these much greater than that of clayey soils much less than that of clayey soils almost equal to that of clayey soils None of these much greater than that of clayey soils much less than that of clayey soils ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the degree of saturation of a partially saturated soil is 60%, then air content of the soil is 0.4 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 1 0.8 0.6 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 increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP