Soil Mechanics and Foundation The total and effective stresses at a depth of 5 m below the top level of water in a swimming pool are respectively 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and zero 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² zero and zero 0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² 0.5 kg/cm² and zero 1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² zero and zero ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which one of the following clays behaves like a dense sand ? over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio under-consolidated clay normally consolidated clay over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio under-consolidated clay normally consolidated clay over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Time factor for a clay layer is directly proportional to permeability of soil independent of thickness of clay layer a dimensional parameter inversely proportional to drainage path directly proportional to permeability of soil independent of thickness of clay layer a dimensional parameter inversely proportional to drainage path ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The coefficient of active earth pressure for a loose sand having an angle of internal friction of 30° is 3 1 43832 43833 3 1 43832 43833 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 10 mm 40 mm 20 mm None of these 10 mm 40 mm 20 mm None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP