Soil Mechanics and Foundation Time factor for a clay layer is independent of thickness of clay layer a dimensional parameter directly proportional to permeability of soil inversely proportional to drainage path independent of thickness of clay layer a dimensional parameter directly proportional to permeability of soil inversely proportional to drainage path ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index 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 7° 10° 17° 12° 7° 10° 17° 12° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation With the increase in the amount of compaction energy both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease[ES 93] optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease[ES 93] optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Shear strength of a soil is a unique function of total stress only both effective stress and total stress effective stress only None of these total stress only both effective stress and total stress effective stress only None of these 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 0.0 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.5 0.5 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.0 0.0 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.5 0.5 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.0 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP