Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil Increases 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 Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases 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 Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation At liquid limit, all soils possess same shear strength of large magnitude same shear strength of small magnitude different shear strengths of large magnitude different shear strengths of small magnitude same shear strength of large magnitude same shear strength of small magnitude different shear strengths of large magnitude different shear strengths of small magnitude ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The effect of cohesion on a soil is to increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following methods is most accurate for the determination of the water content of soil ? oven drying method pycnometer method calcium carbide method sand bath method oven drying method pycnometer method calcium carbide method sand bath method ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Allowable bearing pressure for a foundation depends upon ultimate bearing capacity of soil only none of above both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity allowable settlement only ultimate bearing capacity of soil only none of above both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity allowable settlement only ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP