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 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 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A 300 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in a plate load test on a cohesive soil when the intensity of loading is 0.2 N/mm². The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is 50 mm 15 mm 30 mm 167 mm 50 mm 15 mm 30 mm 167 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state None of these percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The coefficient of active earth pressure for a loose sand having an angle of internal friction of 30° is 43833 1 43832 3 43833 1 43832 3 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following soils has more plasticity index ? gravel clay silt sand gravel clay silt sand ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Contact pressure beneath a rigid footing resting on cohesive soil is None of these uniform throughout less at edges compared to middle more at edges compared to middle None of these uniform throughout less at edges compared to middle more at edges compared to middle ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP