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 1.0m 1.5m 2.0m 3m 1.0m 1.5m 2.0m 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 17° 12° 10° 7° 17° 12° 10° 7° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the material of the base of the Casagrande liquid limit device on which the cup containing soil paste drops is softer than the standard hard rubber, then The liquid limit of soil may increase The liquid limit of soil always increases The liquid limit of soil always decreases The liquid limit of soil may decrease The liquid limit of soil may increase The liquid limit of soil always increases The liquid limit of soil always decreases The liquid limit of soil may decrease ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane None of these Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane None of these Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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 0.1125 m3/sec 0.18 m3/sec 0.00018 nrVsec 0.0045 m3/sec 0.1125 m3/sec 0.18 m3/sec 0.00018 nrVsec 0.0045 m3/sec ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Effective stress is a physical parameter that can be measured the stress at particles contact important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil All of these a physical parameter that can be measured the stress at particles contact important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil All of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP