Soil Mechanics and Foundation The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is kaolinite montmorillonite None of these illite kaolinite montmorillonite None of these illite ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which one of the following clays behaves like a dense sand ? over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio normally consolidated clay under-consolidated clay over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio normally consolidated clay under-consolidated clay over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio 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 Natural slope line The φ line All listed here Repose line Natural slope line The φ line All listed here Repose line ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium None of these Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The value of compression index for a remoulded sample whose liquid limit is 50% is 0.28 0.036 036 0.028 0.28 0.036 036 0.028 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP