Soil Mechanics and Foundation The maximum dry density upto which any soil can be compacted depends upon both moisture content and amount of compaction energy amount of compaction energy only None of these moisture content only both moisture content and amount of compaction energy amount of compaction energy only None of these moisture content only ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Bishop’s method of stability analysis neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices is more conservative assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle All of these neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices is more conservative assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle All of these 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 water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids ratio of the sample is less than specific gravity of soil greater than specific gravity of soil independent of specific gravity of soil equal to specific gravity of soil less than specific gravity of soil greater than specific gravity of soil independent of specific gravity of soil equal to specific gravity of soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio 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 zero and zero 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and zero zero and zero 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and zero ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP