Soil Mechanics and Foundation Shear strength of a soil is a unique function of both effective stress and total stress total stress only effective stress only None of these both effective stress and total stress total stress only effective stress only None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coefficient of consolidation of a soil is affected by both compressibility and permeability None of these compressibility permeability both compressibility and permeability None of these compressibility permeability 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 A plane inclined at an angle ‘φ’ to the horizontal at which the soil is expected to stay in the absence of any lateral support, is known as The φ line Repose line All listed here Natural slope line The φ line Repose line All listed here Natural slope line ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Direct measurement of permeability of the specimen at any stage of loading can be made only in fixed ring type consolido-meter None of these both (A) and (B) only in floating ring type consolido-meter only in fixed ring type consolido-meter None of these both (A) and (B) only in floating ring type consolido-meter ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Select the incorrect statement. Effective angle of shearing resistance increases as the size of particles increases increases as the soil gradation im-proves is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil is limited to a maximum value of 45° increases as the size of particles increases increases as the soil gradation im-proves is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil is limited to a maximum value of 45° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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