Soil Mechanics and Foundation The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes 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 increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because None of these Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible None of these Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits Parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification Parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification Parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification Is always same in both directions Parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification Parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification Parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification Is always same in both directions ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation In the plate loading test for determining the bearing capacity of soil, the size of square bearing plate should be between 750 mm and 1 m between 300 mm and 750 mm greater than 1 m less than 300 mm between 750 mm and 1 m between 300 mm and 750 mm greater than 1 m less than 300 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Quick sand is a 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 type of sand flow condition occurring in cohesionless soils ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as liquid limit plasticity index shrinkage limit plastic limit liquid limit plasticity index shrinkage limit plastic limit ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP