Soil Mechanics and Foundation The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as liquid limit plastic limit plasticity index shrinkage limit liquid limit plastic limit plasticity index shrinkage limit 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 6 months 12 months 3 months 24 months 6 months 12 months 3 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation In a triaxial compression test when drainage is allowed during the first stage (i. e. application of cell pressure) only and not during the second stage (i.e. application of deviator stress at constant cell pressure), the test is known as unconsolidated undrained test consolidated drained test consolidated undrained test unconsolidated drained test unconsolidated undrained test consolidated drained test consolidated undrained test unconsolidated drained test ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Terzaghi’s bearing capacity factors Nc, Nq and Nr are functions of both cohesion and angle of internal friction both cohesion and angle of internal friction cohesion only angle of internal friction only both cohesion and angle of internal friction both cohesion and angle of internal friction cohesion only angle of internal friction only ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Time factor for a clay layer is directly proportional to permeability of soil independent of thickness of clay layer inversely proportional to drainage path a dimensional parameter directly proportional to permeability of soil independent of thickness of clay layer inversely proportional to drainage path a dimensional parameter ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The flownet for an earthen dam with 30 m water depth consists of 25 potential drops and 5 flow channels. The coefficient of permeability of dam material is 0.03 mm/sec. The discharge per meter length of dam is 0.1125 m3/sec 0.18 m3/sec 0.00018 nrVsec 0.0045 m3/sec 0.1125 m3/sec 0.18 m3/sec 0.00018 nrVsec 0.0045 m3/sec ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP