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 no change in plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in 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 Compressibility of sandy soils is much greater than that of clayey soils much less than that of clayey soils almost equal to that of clayey soils None of these much greater than that of clayey soils much less than that of clayey soils almost equal to that of clayey soils None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is clay sand silt gravel clay sand silt gravel ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coarse grained soils are best compacted by a vibratory roller drum roller sheep’s foot roller rubber tyred roller vibratory roller drum roller sheep’s foot roller rubber tyred roller ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control None of these Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control None of these Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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