Soil Mechanics and Foundation Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Terzaghi’s bearing capacity factors Nc, Nq and Nr are functions of cohesion only angle of internal friction only both cohesion and angle of internal friction both cohesion and angle of internal friction cohesion only angle of internal friction only both cohesion and angle of internal friction both cohesion and angle of internal friction ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following methods is most accurate for the determination of the water content of soil ? oven drying method pycnometer method sand bath method calcium carbide method oven drying method pycnometer method sand bath method calcium carbide method ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation In a deposit of normally consolidated clay effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and un-drained strength decrease with depth effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and un-drained strength decrease with depth ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the shearing stress is zero on two planes, then the angle between the two planes is 45° 225° 90° 135° 45° 225° 90° 135° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP