Soil Mechanics and Foundation With the increase in the amount of compaction energy both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease[ES 93] both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease[ES 93] 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 decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Skempton’s pore pressure coefficient B for saturated soil is zero 1 between 0 and 1 greater than 1 [CS 95] zero 1 between 0 and 1 greater than 1 [CS 95] 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 7° 17° 10° 12° 7° 17° 10° 12° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Water content of soil can take values only from 0 % to 100 % be less than 0 % never be greater than 100 % be greater than 100 % take values only from 0 % to 100 % be less than 0 % never be greater than 100 % be greater than 100 % ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The most suitable method for drainage of fine grained cohesive soils is vacuum method electroosmosis method well ppint system deep well system vacuum method electroosmosis method well ppint system deep well system ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP