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 effective angle of shearing resistance effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil effective angle of shearing resistance effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant active earth pressure will act at a distance of 2 m above the base and inclined to the horizontal at an angle of 12° 7° 17° 10° 12° 7° 17° 10° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Terzaghi’s bearing capacity factors Nc, Nq and Nr are functions of both cohesion and angle of internal friction angle of internal friction only both cohesion and angle of internal friction cohesion only both cohesion and angle of internal friction angle of internal friction only both cohesion and angle of internal friction cohesion only ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is gravel silt clay sand gravel silt clay sand ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A pycnometer is used to determine water content and specific gravity water content and voids ratio specific gravity and dry density voids ratio and dry density water content and specific gravity water content and voids ratio specific gravity and dry density voids ratio and dry density ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Total number of stress components at a point within a soil mass loaded at its boundary is 6 3 9 16 6 3 9 16 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP