Soil Mechanics and Foundation When the plastic limit of a soil is greater than the liquid limit, then the plasticity index is reported as non-plastic (NP) negative 1 zero non-plastic (NP) negative 1 zero 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 6 months 12 months 3 months 24 months 6 months 12 months 3 months 24 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 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 different shear strengths of small magnitude same shear strength of large magnitude different shear strengths of large magnitude same shear strength of small magnitude different shear strengths of small magnitude same shear strength of large magnitude ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as None of these percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids None of these percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Allowable bearing pressure for a foundation depends upon none of above allowable settlement only ultimate bearing capacity of soil only both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity none of above allowable settlement only ultimate bearing capacity of soil only both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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