Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called voids ratio air content porosity percentage air voids voids ratio air content porosity percentage air voids ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The shear strength of a soil Decreases with decrease in normal stress Is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Decreases with increase in normal stress Is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Decreases with decrease in normal stress Is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Decreases with increase in normal stress Is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil 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 6 months 3 months 12 months 24 months 6 months 3 months 12 months 24 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Quick sand is a type of sand flow condition occurring in cohesive soils flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesionless soils flow condition occurring in cohesionless soils type of sand flow condition occurring in cohesive soils flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesionless soils flow condition occurring in cohesionless soils ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 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 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 cohesion and effective unit weight of soil effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance effective angle of shearing resistance ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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