Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sand particles are made of rock minerals montmorillonite kaolinite illite rock minerals montmorillonite kaolinite illite ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Clay layer A with single drainage and coefficient of consolidation Cv takes 6 months to achieve 50% consolidation. The time taken by clay layer B of the same thickness with double drainage and coefficient of consolidation Cv/2 to achieve the same degree of consolidation is 12 months 3 months 24 months 6 months 12 months 3 months 24 months 6 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The effect of cohesion on a soil is to increase both the active earth pressure intensity and 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 reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity increase both the active earth pressure intensity and 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 reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The angle that Coulomb’s failure envelope makes with the horizontal is called cohesion None of these angle of repose angle of internal friction cohesion None of these angle of repose angle of internal friction ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant active earth pressure will act at a distance of 2 m above the base and inclined to the horizontal at an angle of 12° 10° 17° 7° 12° 10° 17° 7° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP