Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following methods is more suitable for the determination of permeability of clayey soil ? None of these falling head method constant head method horizontal permeability test None of these falling head method constant head method horizontal permeability test ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Toughness index is defined as the ratio of plasticity index to consistency index plasticity index to flow index consistency index to liquidity index liquidity index to flow index plasticity index to consistency index plasticity index to flow index consistency index to liquidity index liquidity index to flow index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The total discharge from two wells situated near to each other is less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells sum of the discharges from individual wells greater than the sum of the discharges from individual wells equal to larger of the two discharges from individual wells less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells sum of the discharges from individual wells greater than the sum of the discharges from individual wells equal to larger of the two discharges from individual wells ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A normally consolidated clay settled 10 mm when effective stress was increased from 100 kN/m2 to 200 kN/ m2. If the effective stress is further increased from 200 kN/ m2 to 400 kN/ m2, then the settlement of the same clay is 40 mm 10 mm None of these 20 mm 40 mm 10 mm None of these 20 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation During the first stage of triaxial test when the cell pressure is increased from 0.10 N/mm² to 0.26 N/mm², the pore water pressure increases from 0.07 N/mm² to 0.15 “N/mm². Skempton’s pore pressure parameter B is -2 -0.5 0.5 2 -2 -0.5 0.5 2 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 Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium None of these Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium None of these Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP