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 Effective stress is a physical parameter that can be measured the stress at particles contact All of these important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil a physical parameter that can be measured the stress at particles contact All of these important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits Parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification Parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification Parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification Is always same in both directions Parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification Parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification Parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification Is always same in both directions ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Residual soils are formed by water glaciers wind None of these water glaciers wind None of these 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 None of these Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium None of these Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The effect of cohesion on a soil is to increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP