Soil Mechanics and Foundation The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is illite kaolinite montmorillonite None of these illite kaolinite montmorillonite None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation With the increase in the amount of compaction energy optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease[ES 93] both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease[ES 93] both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation According to Atterberg, the soil is said to be of medium plasticity if the plasticity index PI is PI>27 17 0 < PI < 7 7 PI>27 17 0 < PI < 7 7 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 12° 10° 7° 17° 12° 10° 7° 17° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Voids ratio of a soil mass can 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 be zero ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the degree of saturation of a partially saturated soil is 60%, then air content of the soil is 0.6 0.4 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 1 0.8 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP