Soil Mechanics and Foundation Water content of soil can take values only from 0 % to 100 % be less than 0 % never be greater than 100 % be greater than 100 % take values only from 0 % to 100 % be less than 0 % never be greater than 100 % be greater than 100 % 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 3 months 24 months 6 months 12 months 3 months 24 months 6 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A 600 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in plate load test on a cohesionless soil under an intensity of loading of 0.2 N/ram2. The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is 15 mm 25 mm greater than 25 mm between 15 mm and 25 mm 15 mm 25 mm greater than 25 mm between 15 mm and 25 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The maximum dry density upto which any soil can be compacted depends upon both moisture content and amount of compaction energy amount of compaction energy only moisture content only None of these both moisture content and amount of compaction energy amount of compaction energy only moisture content only None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the degree of saturation of a partially saturated soil is 60%, then air content of the soil is 0.4 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 1 0.8 0.6 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Select the incorrect statement. Effective angle of shearing resistance is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil increases as the size of particles increases increases as the soil gradation im-proves is limited to a maximum value of 45° is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil increases as the size of particles increases increases as the soil gradation im-proves is limited to a maximum value of 45° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP