Soil Mechanics and Foundation The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as plastic limit plasticity index liquid limit shrinkage limit plastic limit plasticity index liquid limit shrinkage limit ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A grillage foundation Consists of two sets of perpendicularly placed steel beams All of these Is provided for heavily loaded isolated columns Is treated as spread foundation Consists of two sets of perpendicularly placed steel beams All of these Is provided for heavily loaded isolated columns Is treated as spread foundation ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation In a consolidated drained test on a normally consolidated clay, the volume of the soil sample during shear remains unchanged increases first increases and then decreases decreases remains unchanged increases first increases and then decreases decreases 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 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] reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity increase 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] reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is montmorillonite illite kaolinite None of these montmorillonite illite kaolinite None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The shear strength of a soil Is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Decreases with increase in normal stress Decreases with decrease in normal stress Is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Decreases with increase in normal stress Decreases with decrease in normal stress Is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP