Soil Mechanics and Foundation The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as shrinkage limit plastic limit liquid limit plasticity index shrinkage limit plastic limit liquid limit plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil 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 24 months 3 months 12 months 6 months 24 months 3 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The shear strength of a soil Decreases with decrease in normal stress Decreases with increase 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 decrease in normal stress Decreases with increase 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 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Water content of soil can never be greater than 100 % be less than 0 % take values only from 0 % to 100 % be greater than 100 % never be greater than 100 % be less than 0 % take values only from 0 % to 100 % be greater than 100 % ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of solids in a soil mass, then the values of porosity and voids ratio respectively are 1.0 and 0.0 0.5 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.5 0.0 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.0 0.5 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.5 0.0 and 1.0 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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