Soil Mechanics and Foundation The coefficient of active earth pressure for a loose sand having an angle of internal friction of 30° is 1 3 43833 43832 1 3 43833 43832 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 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 3 months 24 months 12 months 6 months 3 months 24 months 12 months 6 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids ratio of the sample is independent of specific gravity of soil equal to specific gravity of soil less than specific gravity of soil greater than specific gravity of soil independent of specific gravity of soil equal to specific gravity of soil less than specific gravity of soil greater than specific gravity of soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation When the plastic limit of a soil is greater than the liquid limit, then the plasticity index is reported as 1 non-plastic (NP) negative zero 1 non-plastic (NP) negative zero ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Effective stress is important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil a physical parameter that can be measured All of these the stress at particles contact important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil a physical parameter that can be measured All of these the stress at particles contact ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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