Soil Mechanics and Foundation The rise of water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing 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 effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The shear strength of a soil Decreases with decrease in normal stress Is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Decreases with increase in normal stress Is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Decreases with decrease in normal stress Is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Decreases with increase in normal stress Is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of solids in a soil mass, then the values of porosity and voids ratio respectively are 0.5 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.0 1.0 and 0.5 0.0 and 1.0 0.5 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.0 1.0 and 0.5 0.0 and 1.0 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The maximum dry density upto which any soil can be compacted depends upon moisture content only None of these amount of compaction energy only both moisture content and amount of compaction energy moisture content only None of these amount of compaction energy only both moisture content and amount of compaction energy ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Time factor for a clay layer is independent of thickness of clay layer directly proportional to permeability of soil a dimensional parameter inversely proportional to drainage path independent of thickness of clay layer directly proportional to permeability of soil a dimensional parameter inversely proportional to drainage path 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 12 months 3 months 6 months 24 months 12 months 3 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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