Soil Mechanics and Foundation The rise of water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance effective angle of shearing resistance effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance effective angle of shearing resistance ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Compressibility of sandy soils is much greater than that of clayey soils None of these almost equal to that of clayey soils much less than that of clayey soils much greater than that of clayey soils None of these almost equal to that of clayey soils much less than that of clayey soils 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 24 months 12 months 6 months 3 months 24 months 12 months 6 months 3 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coefficient of consolidation of a soil is affected by both compressibility and permeability compressibility None of these permeability both compressibility and permeability compressibility None of these permeability ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Hydrometer readings are corrected for: Temperature correction Dispersing agent correction Meniscus correction Temperature, meniscus and dispersing agent corrections Temperature correction Dispersing agent correction Meniscus correction Temperature, meniscus and dispersing agent corrections ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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