Soil Mechanics and Foundation When the plastic limit of a soil is greater than the liquid limit, then the plasticity index is reported as 1 zero negative non-plastic (NP) 1 zero negative non-plastic (NP) ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A 300 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in a plate load test on a cohesive soil when the intensity of loading is 0.2 N/mm². The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is 15 mm 167 mm 50 mm 30 mm 15 mm 167 mm 50 mm 30 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation According to Atterberg, the soil is said to be of medium plasticity if the plasticity index PI is PI>27 0 < PI < 7 7 17 PI>27 0 < PI < 7 7 17 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The rise of water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing cohesion and effective unit weight of soil effective angle of shearing resistance effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil effective angle of shearing resistance effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance 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 24 months 3 months 6 months 12 months 24 months 3 months 6 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Quick sand is a type of sand flow condition occurring in cohesive soils flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesionless soils flow condition occurring in cohesionless soils type of sand flow condition occurring in cohesive soils flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesionless soils flow condition occurring in cohesionless soils ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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