Soil Mechanics and Foundation The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is 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 Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is sand clay silt gravel sand clay silt gravel ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following statements is correct? A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size None of these Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve. For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity. A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size None of these Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve. For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity. ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation With the increase in the amount of compaction energy both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease[ES 93] optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease[ES 93] optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which one of the following clays behaves like a dense sand ? under-consolidated clay over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio normally consolidated clay over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio under-consolidated clay over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio normally consolidated clay over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Direct measurement of permeability of the specimen at any stage of loading can be made None of these only in fixed ring type consolido-meter only in floating ring type consolido-meter both (A) and (B) None of these only in fixed ring type consolido-meter only in floating ring type consolido-meter both (A) and (B) ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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