Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which one of the following clays behaves like a dense sand ? under-consolidated clay over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio normally consolidated clay over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio under-consolidated clay over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio normally consolidated clay over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio 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 None of these 10 mm 20 mm 40 mm None of these 10 mm 20 mm 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 50 mm 30 mm 167 mm 15 mm 50 mm 30 mm 167 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant active earth pressure will act at a distance of 2 m above the base and inclined to the horizontal at an angle of 17° 7° 12° 10° 17° 7° 12° 10° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Compressibility of sandy soils is much less than that of clayey soils almost equal to that of clayey soils much greater than that of clayey soils None of these much less than that of clayey soils almost equal to that of clayey soils much greater than that of clayey soils None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Select the correct range of density index,1D ID > 0 0 ≤ 1D ≤ 1 0 < 1D < 1 1D > 0 ID > 0 0 ≤ 1D ≤ 1 0 < 1D < 1 1D > 0 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP