Soil Mechanics and Foundation The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as shrinkage limit liquid limit plastic limit plasticity index shrinkage limit liquid limit plastic limit plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Bishop’s method of stability analysis neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices All of these assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle is more conservative neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices All of these assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle is more conservative ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The value of compression index for a remoulded sample whose liquid limit is 50% is 0.28 0.028 0.036 036 0.28 0.028 0.036 036 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 24 months 3 months 12 months 6 months 24 months 3 months 12 months 6 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant active earth pressure will act at a distance of 2 m above the base and inclined to the horizontal at an angle of 17° 12° 10° 7° 17° 12° 10° 7° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The most suitable method for drainage of fine grained cohesive soils is electroosmosis method well ppint system deep well system vacuum method electroosmosis method well ppint system deep well system vacuum method ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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