Soil Mechanics and Foundation Toughness index is defined as the ratio of liquidity index to flow index consistency index to liquidity index plasticity index to consistency index plasticity index to flow index liquidity index to flow index consistency index to liquidity index plasticity index to consistency index plasticity index to flow index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The angle that Coulomb’s failure envelope makes with the horizontal is called angle of internal friction cohesion None of these angle of repose angle of internal friction cohesion None of these angle of repose 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 17° 10° 7° 12° 17° 10° 7° 12° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarse-grained soils ? falling head method constant head method None of these both the above falling head method constant head method None of these both the above ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation At liquid limit, all soils possess different shear strengths of large magnitude same shear strength of small magnitude same shear strength of large magnitude different shear strengths of small magnitude different shear strengths of large magnitude same shear strength of small magnitude same shear strength of large magnitude different shear strengths of small magnitude ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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