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 1.0m 3m 2.0m 1.5m 1.0m 3m 2.0m ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Shear strength of a soil is a unique function of total stress only None of these effective stress only both effective stress and total stress total stress only None of these effective stress only both effective stress and total stress 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° 17° 12° 7° 10° 17° 12° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation During the first stage of triaxial test when the cell pressure is increased from 0.10 N/mm² to 0.26 N/mm², the pore water pressure increases from 0.07 N/mm² to 0.15 “N/mm². Skempton’s pore pressure parameter B is 2 0.5 -0.5 -2 2 0.5 -0.5 -2 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the degree of saturation of a partially saturated soil is 60%, then air content of the soil is 0.6 1 0.4 0.8 0.6 1 0.4 0.8 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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