Soil Mechanics and Foundation Skempton’s pore pressure coefficient B for saturated soil is greater than 1 [CS 95] 1 between 0 and 1 zero greater than 1 [CS 95] 1 between 0 and 1 zero 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 a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which one of the following clays behaves like a dense sand ? under-consolidated clay over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio normally consolidated clay over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio under-consolidated clay over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio normally consolidated clay over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation During the first stage of triaxial test when the cell pressure is increased from 0.10 N/mm² to 0.26 N/mm², the pore water pressure increases from 0.07 N/mm² to 0.15 “N/mm². Skempton’s pore pressure parameter B is 2 -0.5 -2 0.5 2 -0.5 -2 0.5 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coefficient of permeability of soil None of these increases with the decrease in temperature does not depend upon temperature increases with the increase in temperature None of these increases with the decrease in temperature does not depend upon temperature increases with the increase in temperature ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A soil has a bulk density of 22 kN/m3 and water content 10 %. The dry density of soil is 22.0 kN/m3 20.0 kN/m3 23.2 kN/m3 18.6 kN/m3 22.0 kN/m3 20.0 kN/m3 23.2 kN/m3 18.6 kN/m3 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP