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 1.5m 3m 2.0m 1.0m 1.5m 3m 2.0m 1.0m ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is illite None of these kaolinite montmorillonite illite None of these kaolinite 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 24 months 6 months 12 months 3 months 24 months 6 months 12 months 3 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coefficient of consolidation for clays normally decreases with increase in liquid limit remains constant at all liquid limits first increases and then decreases with increase in liquid limit increases with increase in liquid limit decreases with increase in liquid limit remains constant at all liquid limits first increases and then decreases with increase in liquid limit increases with increase in liquid limit ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The angle that Coulomb’s failure envelope makes with the horizontal is called angle of internal friction cohesion angle of repose None of these angle of internal friction cohesion angle of repose None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as shrinkage limit plastic limit liquid limit plasticity index shrinkage limit plastic limit liquid limit plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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