Soil Mechanics and Foundation The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is kaolinite illite None of these montmorillonite kaolinite illite None of these montmorillonite ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Clay layer A with single drainage and coefficient of consolidation Cv takes 6 months to achieve 50% consolidation. The time taken by clay layer B of the same thickness with double drainage and coefficient of consolidation Cv/2 to achieve the same degree of consolidation is 6 months 3 months 12 months 24 months 6 months 3 months 12 months 24 months 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 Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress Increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress Equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress Increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress 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 Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Direct measurement of permeability of the specimen at any stage of loading can be made both (A) and (B) None of these only in fixed ring type consolido-meter only in floating ring type consolido-meter both (A) and (B) None of these only in fixed ring type consolido-meter only in floating ring type consolido-meter ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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