Soil Mechanics and Foundation Rankine’s theory of earth pressure assumes that the back of the wall is plane and smooth plane and rough vertical and rough vertical and smooth plane and smooth plane and rough vertical and rough vertical and smooth ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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 1.0 and 0.0 0.5 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.5 0.0 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.0 0.5 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.5 0.0 and 1.0 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible None of these It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible None of these It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Relative density of a compacted dense sand is approximately equal to 0.4 0.6 1.2 0.95 0.4 0.6 1.2 0.95 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Compressibility of sandy soils is much less than that of clayey soils None of these much greater than that of clayey soils almost equal to that of clayey soils much less than that of clayey soils None of these much greater than that of clayey soils almost equal to that of clayey soils ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The rise of water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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