Soil Mechanics and Foundation In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on vertical plane only both horizontal and vertical planes all planes except horizontal and vertical planes horizontal plane only vertical plane only both horizontal and vertical planes all planes except horizontal and vertical planes horizontal plane only ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If a cohesive soil specimen is subjected to a vertical compressive load, the inclination of the cracks to the horizontal is 0° 45° 90° 22.5° 0° 45° 90° 22.5° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is montmorillonite None of these illite kaolinite montmorillonite None of these illite kaolinite ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A normally consolidated clay settled 10 mm when effective stress was increased from 100 kN/m2 to 200 kN/ m2. If the effective stress is further increased from 200 kN/ m2 to 400 kN/ m2, then the settlement of the same clay is 20 mm 40 mm None of these 10 mm 20 mm 40 mm None of these 10 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Quick sand is a type of sand flow condition occurring in cohesive soils flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesionless soils flow condition occurring in cohesionless soils type of sand flow condition occurring in cohesive soils flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesionless soils flow condition occurring in cohesionless soils ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The total and effective stresses at a depth of 5 m below the top level of water in a swimming pool are respectively 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and zero zero and zero 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and zero zero and zero ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP