Soil Mechanics and Foundation Water content of soil can be greater than 100 % take values only from 0 % to 100 % never be greater than 100 % be less than 0 % be greater than 100 % take values only from 0 % to 100 % never be greater than 100 % be less than 0 % ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A pycnometer is used to determine water content and specific gravity voids ratio and dry density water content and voids ratio specific gravity and dry density water content and specific gravity voids ratio and dry density water content and voids ratio specific gravity and dry density 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 hydraulic head that would produce a quick condition in a sand stratum of thickness 1.5 m, specific gravity 2.67 and voids ratio 0.67 is equal to 2.0m 1.0m 1.5m 3m 2.0m 1.0m 1.5m 3m ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Bishop’s method of stability analysis assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle is more conservative All of these neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle is more conservative All of these neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices 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 increase optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease[ES 93] optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease[ES 93] optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP