Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following statements is correct? None of these A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity. Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve. None of these A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity. Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve. ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The hydrometer method of sedimentation analysis differs from the pipette analysis mainly in the method of taking observations All of these the principle of test the method of preparation of soil suspension the method of taking observations All of these the principle of test the method of preparation of soil suspension ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the water table rises upto ground surface, then the total stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but effective stress does not change effective stress is reduced due to decrease in total stress only but pore water pressure does not change effective stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but total stress does not change total stress is increased due to decrease in pore water pressure but effective stress does not change total stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but effective stress does not change effective stress is reduced due to decrease in total stress only but pore water pressure does not change effective stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but total stress does not change total stress is increased due to decrease in pore water pressure but effective stress does not change ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The angle that Coulomb’s failure envelope makes with the horizontal is called angle of repose cohesion None of these angle of internal friction angle of repose cohesion None of these angle of internal friction ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Hydrometer readings are corrected for: Dispersing agent correction Temperature, meniscus and dispersing agent corrections Temperature correction Meniscus correction Dispersing agent correction Temperature, meniscus and dispersing agent corrections Temperature correction Meniscus correction 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 None of these 40 mm 20 mm 10 mm None of these 40 mm 20 mm 10 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP