Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coefficient of earth pressure at rest is greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure greater than both the active earth pressure and passive earth pressure less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressure less than both the active and passive earth pressures greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure greater than both the active earth pressure and passive earth pressure less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressure less than both the active and passive earth pressures ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Highway Research Board (HRB) classification of soils is based on plasticity characteristics particle size composition both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics None of these plasticity characteristics particle size composition both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Rise of water table above the ground surface causes Increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress Equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress Increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress Equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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 The flownet for an earthen dam with 30 m water depth consists of 25 potential drops and 5 flow channels. The coefficient of permeability of dam material is 0.03 mm/sec. The discharge per meter length of dam is 0.18 m3/sec 0.0045 m3/sec 0.00018 nrVsec 0.1125 m3/sec 0.18 m3/sec 0.0045 m3/sec 0.00018 nrVsec 0.1125 m3/sec ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation At liquid limit, all soils possess same shear strength of large magnitude same shear strength of small magnitude different shear strengths of large magnitude different shear strengths of small magnitude same shear strength of large magnitude same shear strength of small magnitude different shear strengths of large magnitude different shear strengths of small magnitude ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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