Soil Mechanics and Foundation The maximum dry density upto which any soil can be compacted depends upon 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 both moisture content and amount of compaction energy amount of compaction energy only 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% increases by 25% decreases by 33.3% increases by 33.3% increases by 50% increases by 25% decreases by 33.3% increases by 33.3% ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Shear strength of a soil is a unique function of total stress only both effective stress and total stress effective stress only None of these total stress only both effective stress and total stress effective stress only None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on both horizontal and vertical planes all planes except horizontal and vertical planes horizontal plane only vertical plane only both horizontal and vertical planes all planes except horizontal and vertical planes horizontal plane only vertical plane only ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which one of the following clays behaves like a dense sand ? over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio normally consolidated clay over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio under-consolidated clay over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio normally consolidated clay over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio under-consolidated clay ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP