Soil Mechanics and Foundation The hydraulic head that would produce a quick condition in a sand stratum of thickness 1.5 m, specific gravity 2.67 and voids ratio 0.67 is equal to 1.0m 3m 1.5m 2.0m 1.0m 3m 1.5m 2.0m ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Compressibility of sandy soils is much less than that of clayey soils much greater than that of clayey soils almost equal to that of clayey soils None of these much less than that of clayey soils much greater than that of clayey soils almost equal to that of clayey soils None of these 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 Repose line The φ line Natural slope line All listed here Repose line The φ line Natural slope line All listed here ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant active earth pressure will act at a distance of 2 m above the base and inclined to the horizontal at an angle of 7° 10° 12° 17° 7° 10° 12° 17° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation In the plate loading test for determining the bearing capacity of soil, the size of square bearing plate should be less than 300 mm between 750 mm and 1 m greater than 1 m between 300 mm and 750 mm less than 300 mm between 750 mm and 1 m greater than 1 m between 300 mm and 750 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the sand in-situ is in its densest state, then the relative density of sand is 1 between 0 and 1 zero greater than 1 1 between 0 and 1 zero greater than 1 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP