Soil Mechanics and Foundation The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is illite montmorillonite kaolinite None of these illite montmorillonite kaolinite None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Terzaghi’s theory of one dimensional consolidation assumes Soil is homogeneous and fully saturated All listed here Deformation of the soil, is entirely due to change in volume Water and soil particles are incompressible Soil is homogeneous and fully saturated All listed here Deformation of the soil, is entirely due to change in volume Water and soil particles are incompressible ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Skempton’s pore pressure coefficient B for saturated soil is 1 greater than 1 [CS 95] between 0 and 1 zero 1 greater than 1 [CS 95] between 0 and 1 zero 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 10° 12° 7° 17° 10° 12° 7° 17° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ultimate consolidation settlement of a soil is inversely proportional to the compression index None of these directly proportional to the compression index directly proportional to the voids ratio inversely proportional to the compression index None of these directly proportional to the compression index directly proportional to the voids ratio ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Rise of water table above the ground surface causes Equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress Increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress Equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress Increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP