Soil Mechanics and Foundation Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay 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 increase 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 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 increase 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 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation According to IS classification, the range of silt size particles is 2.00 mm to 0.425 mm 0.425 mm to 0.075 mm 4.75 mm to 2.00 mm 0.075 mm to 0.002 mm 2.00 mm to 0.425 mm 0.425 mm to 0.075 mm 4.75 mm to 2.00 mm 0.075 mm to 0.002 mm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The value of compression index for a remoulded sample whose liquid limit is 50% is 0.028 0.28 0.036 036 0.028 0.28 0.036 036 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of solids in a soil mass, then the values of porosity and voids ratio respectively are 0.0 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.0 1.0 and 0.5 0.5 and 1.0 0.0 and 1.0 1.0 and 0.0 1.0 and 0.5 0.5 and 1.0 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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