Soil Mechanics and Foundation The value of compression index for a remoulded sample whose liquid limit is 50% is 0.036 0.028 036 0.28 0.036 0.028 036 0.28 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Rise of water table in cohesionless soils upto ground surface reduces the net ultimate bearing capacity approximately by 40% 50% 30% 20% 40% 50% 30% 20% ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Due to a rise in temperature, the viscosity and the unit weight of the percolating fluid are reduced to 60% and 90% respectively. If other things remain constant, the coefficient of permeability increases by 25% decreases by 33.3% increases by 50% increases by 33.3% increases by 25% decreases by 33.3% increases by 50% increases by 33.3% ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The effect of cohesion on a soil is to increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity 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 40 mm 20 mm 10 mm None of these 40 mm 20 mm 10 mm None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The rise of water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP