Soil Mechanics and Foundation The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarse-grained soils ? constant head method falling head method None of these both the above constant head method falling head method None of these both the above ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The rise of water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing cohesion and effective unit weight of soil effective angle of shearing resistance effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil effective angle of shearing resistance effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The total and effective stresses at a depth of 5 m below the top level of water in a swimming pool are respectively 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² zero and zero 0.5 kg/cm² and zero 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² zero and zero 0.5 kg/cm² and zero 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 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 10° 17° 7° 12° 10° 17° 7° 12° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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