Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The flownet for an earthen dam with 30 m water depth consists of 25 potential drops and 5 flow channels. The coefficient of permeability of dam material is 0.03 mm/sec. The discharge per meter length of dam is

0.18 m3/sec
0.00018 nrVsec
0.1125 m3/sec
0.0045 m3/sec

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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 a passive state of plastic equilibrium
Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium
None of these
Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes

increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index
decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index
decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index
decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index

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