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 Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform None of these Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform None of these Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Relative density of a compacted dense sand is approximately equal to 0.4 1.2 0.95 0.6 0.4 1.2 0.95 0.6 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation According to IS classification, the range of silt size particles is 4.75 mm to 2.00 mm 0.425 mm to 0.075 mm 0.075 mm to 0.002 mm 2.00 mm to 0.425 mm 4.75 mm to 2.00 mm 0.425 mm to 0.075 mm 0.075 mm to 0.002 mm 2.00 mm to 0.425 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The hydraulic head that would produce a quick condition in a sand stratum of thickness 1.5 m, specific gravity 2.67 and voids ratio 0.67 is equal to 2.0m 1.5m 3m 1.0m 2.0m 1.5m 3m 1.0m 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 effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance effective angle of shearing resistance effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance effective angle of shearing resistance ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP