Soil Mechanics and Foundation The angle that Coulomb’s failure envelope makes with the horizontal is called angle of repose cohesion None of these angle of internal friction angle of repose cohesion None of these angle of internal friction ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Dispersed type of soil structure is an arrangement comprising particles having edge to face orientation face to face or parallel orientation All of these edge to edge orientation edge to face orientation face to face or parallel orientation All of these edge to edge orientation ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of solids in a soil mass, then the values of porosity and voids ratio respectively are 0.0 and 1.0 0.5 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.5 1.0 and 0.0 0.0 and 1.0 0.5 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.5 1.0 and 0.0 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Voids ratio of a soil mass can be zero never be greater than unity take any value greater than zero take values between 0 and 1 only be zero never be greater than unity take any value greater than zero take values between 0 and 1 only 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 A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant active earth pressure will act at a distance of 2 m above the base and inclined to the horizontal at an angle of 7° 10° 17° 12° 7° 10° 17° 12° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP