Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called percentage air voids air content voids ratio porosity percentage air voids air content voids ratio porosity 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 may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification Parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification Parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification Is always same in both directions Parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification Parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification Parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A normally consolidated clay settled 10 mm when effective stress was increased from 100 kN/m2 to 200 kN/ m2. If the effective stress is further increased from 200 kN/ m2 to 400 kN/ m2, then the settlement of the same clay is 40 mm None of these 10 mm 20 mm 40 mm None of these 10 mm 20 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Valid range for S, the degree of saturation of soil in percentage is 0 < S < 100 S > 0 0 ≤ S ≤ 100 S < 0 0 < S < 100 S > 0 0 ≤ S ≤ 100 S < 0 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Bishop’s method of stability analysis neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices is more conservative assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle All of these neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices is more conservative assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle All of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation In the plate loading test for determining the bearing capacity of soil, the size of square bearing plate should be greater than 1 m less than 300 mm between 300 mm and 750 mm between 750 mm and 1 m greater than 1 m less than 300 mm between 300 mm and 750 mm between 750 mm and 1 m ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP