Soil Mechanics and Foundation Time factor for a clay layer is independent of thickness of clay layer inversely proportional to drainage path directly proportional to permeability of soil a dimensional parameter independent of thickness of clay layer inversely proportional to drainage path directly proportional to permeability of soil a dimensional parameter ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on horizontal plane only vertical plane only all planes except horizontal and vertical planes both horizontal and vertical planes horizontal plane only vertical plane only all planes except horizontal and vertical planes both horizontal and vertical planes ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids None of these ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids None of these ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation During the first stage of triaxial test when the cell pressure is increased from 0.10 N/mm² to 0.26 N/mm², the pore water pressure increases from 0.07 N/mm² to 0.15 “N/mm². Skempton’s pore pressure parameter B is 2 0.5 -0.5 -2 2 0.5 -0.5 -2 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 20 mm None of these 10 mm 40 mm 20 mm None of these 10 mm 40 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If a cohesive soil specimen is subjected to a vertical compressive load, the inclination of the cracks to the horizontal is 0° 90° 45° 22.5° 0° 90° 45° 22.5° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP