Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as None of these ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition None of these ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The effect of cohesion on a soil is to reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and 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 the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and 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 the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit 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 7° 10° 12° 17° 7° 10° 12° 17° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Stoke’s law is valid only if the size of particle is less than 0.0002 mm greater than 0.2 mm All of these between 0.2 mm and 0.0002 mm less than 0.0002 mm greater than 0.2 mm All of these between 0.2 mm and 0.0002 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Quick sand is a type of sand flow condition occurring in cohesionless soils flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesionless soils flow condition occurring in cohesive soils type of sand flow condition occurring in cohesionless soils flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesionless soils flow condition occurring in cohesive soils ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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