Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called voids ratio porosity air content percentage air voids voids ratio porosity air content percentage air voids ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation According to Atterberg, the soil is said to be of medium plasticity if the plasticity index PI is 17 0 < PI < 7 PI>27 7 17 0 < PI < 7 PI>27 7 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Effective stress on soil Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability Decreases both voids ratio and permeability Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability Increases both voids ratio and permeability Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability Decreases both voids ratio and permeability Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability Increases both voids ratio and permeability ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Clay layer A with single drainage and coefficient of consolidation Cv takes 6 months to achieve 50% consolidation. The time taken by clay layer B of the same thickness with double drainage and coefficient of consolidation Cv/2 to achieve the same degree of consolidation is 24 months 6 months 12 months 3 months 24 months 6 months 12 months 3 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation When the plastic limit of a soil is greater than the liquid limit, then the plasticity index is reported as zero 1 non-plastic (NP) negative zero 1 non-plastic (NP) negative ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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