Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ultimate consolidation settlement of a soil is directly proportional to the voids ratio directly proportional to the compression index None of these inversely proportional to the compression index directly proportional to the voids ratio directly proportional to the compression index None of these inversely proportional to the compression index 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 cohesion only 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 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called porosity air content percentage air voids voids ratio porosity air content percentage air voids voids ratio ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A pycnometer is used to determine 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 water content and specific gravity water content and voids ratio specific gravity and dry density ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium None of these Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium None of these Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The flownet for an earthen dam with 30 m water depth consists of 25 potential drops and 5 flow channels. The coefficient of permeability of dam material is 0.03 mm/sec. The discharge per meter length of dam is 0.0045 m3/sec 0.00018 nrVsec 0.18 m3/sec 0.1125 m3/sec 0.0045 m3/sec 0.00018 nrVsec 0.18 m3/sec 0.1125 m3/sec ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP