Soil Mechanics and Foundation A plane inclined at an angle ‘φ’ to the horizontal at which the soil is expected to stay in the absence of any lateral support, is known as All listed here Repose line The φ line Natural slope line All listed here Repose line The φ line Natural slope line ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The shear strength of a soil Decreases with increase in normal stress Decreases with decrease 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 increase in normal stress Decreases with decrease 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 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 10 mm 20 mm None of these 40 mm 10 mm 20 mm None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Select the correct range of density index,1D 1D > 0 0 ≤ 1D ≤ 1 0 < 1D < 1 ID > 0 1D > 0 0 ≤ 1D ≤ 1 0 < 1D < 1 ID > 0 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation During the first stage of triaxial test when the cell pressure is increased from 0.10 N/mm² to 0.26 N/mm², the pore water pressure increases from 0.07 N/mm² to 0.15 “N/mm². Skempton’s pore pressure parameter B is -0.5 0.5 -2 2 -0.5 0.5 -2 2 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids None of these ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP