Soil Mechanics and Foundation The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The total and effective stresses at a depth of 5 m below the top level of water in a swimming pool are respectively 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and zero 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² zero and zero 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and zero 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² zero and zero ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The rise of water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing cohesion and effective unit weight of soil effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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 1.5m 3m 2.0m 1.0m 1.5m 3m 2.0m ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following methods is more suitable for the determination of permeability of clayey soil ? constant head method falling head method horizontal permeability test None of these constant head method falling head method horizontal permeability test None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Due to a rise in temperature, the viscosity and the unit weight of the percolating fluid are reduced to 60% and 90% respectively.If other things remain constant, the coefficient of permeability increases by 50% decreases by 33.3% increases by 33.3% increases by 25% increases by 50% decreases by 33.3% increases by 33.3% increases by 25% ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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