Soil Mechanics and Foundation The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is None of these montmorillonite kaolinite illite None of these montmorillonite kaolinite illite ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation During the first stage of triaxial test when the cell pressure is increased from 0.10 N/mm² to 0.26 N/mm², the pore water pressure increases from 0.07 N/mm² to 0.15 “N/mm². Skempton’s pore pressure parameter B is -2 0.5 2 -0.5 -2 0.5 2 -0.5 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 40 mm None of these 10 mm 20 mm 40 mm None of these 10 mm 20 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A plane inclined at an angle ‘φ’ to the horizontal at which the soil is expected to stay in the absence of any lateral support, is known as The φ line Natural slope line All listed here Repose line The φ line Natural slope line All listed here Repose line ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Valid range for S, the degree of saturation of soil in percentage is 0 < S < 100 S < 0 0 ≤ S ≤ 100 S > 0 0 < S < 100 S < 0 0 ≤ S ≤ 100 S > 0 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following is a measure of particle size range ? uniformity coefficient effective size coefficient of curvature None of these uniformity coefficient effective size coefficient of curvature None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP