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

10°
12°
17°
7°

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Which of the following statements is correct?

A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size
For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity.
Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve.
None of these

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits

Parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification
Parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification
Parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification
Is always same in both directions

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