Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called porosity air content percentage air voids voids ratio porosity air content percentage air voids voids ratio ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ultimate consolidation settlement of a soil is directly proportional to the compression index inversely proportional to the compression index directly proportional to the voids ratio None of these directly proportional to the compression index inversely proportional to the compression index directly proportional to the voids ratio None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A 600 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in plate load test on a cohesionless soil under an intensity of loading of 0.2 N/ram2. The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is greater than 25 mm 15 mm between 15 mm and 25 mm 25 mm greater than 25 mm 15 mm between 15 mm and 25 mm 25 mm 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% decreases by 33.3% increases by 25% increases by 33.3% increases by 50% decreases by 33.3% increases by 25% increases by 33.3% 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 In a deposit of normally consolidated clay effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and un-drained strength decrease with depth effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and un-drained strength decrease with depth effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP