Soil Mechanics and Foundation The angle that Coulomb’s failure envelope makes with the horizontal is called cohesion None of these angle of repose angle of internal friction cohesion None of these angle of repose angle of internal friction ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because 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 Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform None of these 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 Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A normally consolidated clay settled 10 mm when effective stress was increased from 100 kN/m2 to 200 kN/ m2. If the effective stress is further increased from 200 kN/ m2 to 400 kN/ m2, then the settlement of the same clay is 10 mm 20 mm None of these 40 mm 10 mm 20 mm None of these 40 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Voids ratio of a soil mass can take values between 0 and 1 only never be greater than unity take any value greater than zero be zero take values between 0 and 1 only never be greater than unity take any value greater than zero be zero ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Due to a rise in temperature, the viscosity and the unit weight of the percolating fluid are reduced to 60% and 90% respectively. If other things remain constant, the coefficient of permeability decreases by 33.3% increases by 25% increases by 50% increases by 33.3% decreases by 33.3% increases by 25% increases by 50% increases by 33.3% ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Effective stress is All of these a physical parameter that can be measured the stress at particles contact important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil All of these a physical parameter that can be measured the stress at particles contact important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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