Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called porosity voids ratio percentage air voids air content porosity voids ratio percentage air voids air content ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Rise of water table above the ground surface causes Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress Increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress Equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress Increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress Equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress 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 24 months 3 months 12 months 6 months 24 months 3 months 12 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A plane inclined at an angle ‘φ’ to the horizontal at which the soil is expected to stay in the absence of any lateral support, is known as Repose line Natural slope line All listed here The φ line Repose line Natural slope line All listed here The φ line ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The flownet for an earthen dam with 30 m water depth consists of 25 potential drops and 5 flow channels. The coefficient of permeability of dam material is 0.03 mm/sec. The discharge per meter length of dam is 0.00018 nrVsec 0.1125 m3/sec 0.18 m3/sec 0.0045 m3/sec 0.00018 nrVsec 0.1125 m3/sec 0.18 m3/sec 0.0045 m3/sec 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 15 mm 25 mm greater than 25 mm between 15 mm and 25 mm 15 mm 25 mm greater than 25 mm between 15 mm and 25 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP