Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil Decreases 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 Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases 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 Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is clay silt sand gravel clay silt sand gravel 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 12 months 6 months 3 months 24 months 12 months 6 months 3 months 24 months 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 None of these Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium None of these Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation When the degree of saturation is zero, the soil mass under consideration represents one phase system two phase system with soil and air two phase system with soil and water three phase system one phase system two phase system with soil and air two phase system with soil and water three phase system 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 1 43833 43832 3 1 43833 43832 3 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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