Soil Mechanics and Foundation Rise of water table above the ground surface causes Increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress Equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress Increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress Equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coefficient of consolidation for clays normally increases with increase in liquid limit remains constant at all liquid limits decreases with increase in liquid limit first increases and then decreases with increase in liquid limit increases with increase in liquid limit remains constant at all liquid limits decreases with increase in liquid limit first increases and then decreases with increase in liquid limit ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium None of these Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium None of these Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The value of compression index for a remoulded sample whose liquid limit is 50% is 0.28 0.036 0.028 036 0.28 0.036 0.028 036 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because None of these It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform None of these It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation According to IS classification, the range of silt size particles is 4.75 mm to 2.00 mm 2.00 mm to 0.425 mm 0.425 mm to 0.075 mm 0.075 mm to 0.002 mm 4.75 mm to 2.00 mm 2.00 mm to 0.425 mm 0.425 mm to 0.075 mm 0.075 mm to 0.002 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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