Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called percentage air voids voids ratio porosity air content percentage air voids voids ratio porosity air content ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits Is always same in both directions Parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification Parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification Parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification Is always same in both directions Parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification Parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification Parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant active earth pressure will act at a distance of 2 m above the base and inclined to the horizontal at an angle of 7° 10° 17° 12° 7° 10° 17° 12° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Quick sand is a flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesionless soils type of sand flow condition occurring in cohesionless soils flow condition occurring in cohesive soils flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesionless soils type of sand flow condition occurring in cohesionless soils flow condition occurring in cohesive soils ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Contact pressure beneath a rigid footing resting on cohesive soil is None of these more at edges compared to middle less at edges compared to middle uniform throughout None of these more at edges compared to middle less at edges compared to middle uniform throughout ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Terzaghi’s theory of one dimensional consolidation assumes All listed here Water and soil particles are incompressible Soil is homogeneous and fully saturated Deformation of the soil, is entirely due to change in volume All listed here Water and soil particles are incompressible Soil is homogeneous and fully saturated Deformation of the soil, is entirely due to change in volume ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP