Soil Mechanics and Foundation A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform None of these Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform None of these Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Rankine’s theory of earth pressure assumes that the back of the wall is plane and rough plane and smooth vertical and smooth vertical and rough plane and rough plane and smooth vertical and smooth vertical and rough ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Relative density of a compacted dense sand is approximately equal to 0.4 1.2 0.95 0.6 0.4 1.2 0.95 0.6 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the voids of a soil mass are full of air only, the soil is termed as partially saturated soil air entrained soil dehydrated soil dry soil partially saturated soil air entrained soil dehydrated soil dry soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Contact pressure beneath a rigid footing resting on cohesive soil is None of these uniform throughout more at edges compared to middle less at edges compared to middle None of these uniform throughout more at edges compared to middle less at edges compared to middle ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on horizontal plane only all planes except horizontal and vertical planes vertical plane only both horizontal and vertical planes horizontal plane only all planes except horizontal and vertical planes vertical plane only both horizontal and vertical planes ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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