Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the natural water content of soil mass lies between its liquid limit and plastic limit, the soil mass is said to be in liquid state semi-solid state plastic state solid state liquid state semi-solid state plastic state solid state ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The effect of cohesion on a soil is to increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99] reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The hydrometer method of sedimentation analysis differs from the pipette analysis mainly in All of these the method of preparation of soil suspension the principle of test the method of taking observations All of these the method of preparation of soil suspension the principle of test the method of taking observations ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Highway Research Board (HRB) classification of soils is based on both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics particle size composition None of these plasticity characteristics both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics particle size composition None of these plasticity characteristics ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The shear strength of a soil Decreases with decrease in normal stress Is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Decreases with increase in normal stress Is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Decreases with decrease in normal stress Is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Decreases with increase in normal stress Is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The angle that Coulomb’s failure envelope makes with the horizontal is called angle of internal friction angle of repose cohesion None of these angle of internal friction angle of repose cohesion None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP