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 3m 1.5m 2.0m 1.0m 3m 1.5m 2.0m 1.0m 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 None of these angle of repose angle of internal friction cohesion None of these angle of repose 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 -0.5 2 0.5 -2 -0.5 2 0.5 -2 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° 17° 10° 12° 7° 17° 10° 12° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coarse grained soils are best compacted by a drum roller sheep’s foot roller rubber tyred roller vibratory roller drum roller sheep’s foot roller rubber tyred roller vibratory roller ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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