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 all planes except horizontal and vertical planes both horizontal and vertical planes vertical plane only horizontal plane only all planes except horizontal and vertical planes both horizontal and vertical planes vertical plane only horizontal plane only ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A soil has a bulk density of 22 kN/m3 and water content 10 %. The dry density of soil is 18.6 kN/m3 20.0 kN/m3 23.2 kN/m3 22.0 kN/m3 18.6 kN/m3 20.0 kN/m3 23.2 kN/m3 22.0 kN/m3 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Stoke’s law is valid only if the size of particle is All of these greater than 0.2 mm between 0.2 mm and 0.0002 mm less than 0.0002 mm All of these greater than 0.2 mm between 0.2 mm and 0.0002 mm less than 0.0002 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Skempton’s pore pressure coefficient B for saturated soil is between 0 and 1 zero greater than 1 [CS 95] 1 between 0 and 1 zero greater than 1 [CS 95] 1 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The effect of cohesion on a soil is to increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity increase 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] reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity increase 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 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the material of the base of the Casagrande liquid limit device on which the cup containing soil paste drops is softer than the standard hard rubber, then The liquid limit of soil may decrease The liquid limit of soil may increase The liquid limit of soil always decreases The liquid limit of soil always increases The liquid limit of soil may decrease The liquid limit of soil may increase The liquid limit of soil always decreases The liquid limit of soil always increases ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP