Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which one of the following clays behaves like a dense sand ? normally consolidated clay over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio under-consolidated clay normally consolidated clay over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio under-consolidated clay ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The shear strength of a soil Is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Decreases with decrease in normal stress Decreases with increase in normal stress Is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Decreases with decrease in normal stress Decreases with increase in normal stress Is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Valid range for n, the percentage voids, is 0 < n < 100 n < 0 n > 0 0 ≤ n ≤ 100 0 < n < 100 n < 0 n > 0 0 ≤ n ≤ 100 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 cohesionless soils flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesionless soils type of sand flow condition occurring in cohesive soils flow condition occurring in cohesionless soils flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesionless soils ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control None of these Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control None of these Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP