Soil Mechanics and Foundation The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index 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 24 months 3 months 6 months 12 months 24 months 3 months 6 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation When the plastic limit of a soil is greater than the liquid limit, then the plasticity index is reported as 1 zero negative non-plastic (NP) 1 zero negative non-plastic (NP) ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The angle that Coulomb’s failure envelope makes with the horizontal is called angle of repose cohesion angle of internal friction None of these angle of repose cohesion angle of internal friction None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is None of these montmorillonite illite kaolinite None of these montmorillonite illite kaolinite ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Effective stress on soil Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability Increases both voids ratio and permeability Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability Decreases both voids ratio and permeability Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability Increases both voids ratio and permeability Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability Decreases both voids ratio and permeability ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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