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 all planes except horizontal and vertical planes both horizontal and vertical planes horizontal plane only vertical plane only all planes except horizontal and vertical planes both horizontal and vertical planes horizontal plane only vertical plane only ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Clay layer A with single drainage and coefficient of consolidation Cv takes 6 months to achieve 50% consolidation. The time taken by clay layer B of the same thickness with double drainage and coefficient of consolidation Cv/2 to achieve the same degree of consolidation is 12 months 6 months 3 months 24 months 12 months 6 months 3 months 24 months ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Dispersed type of soil structure is an arrangement comprising particles having edge to face orientation face to face or parallel orientation All of these edge to edge orientation edge to face orientation face to face or parallel orientation All of these edge to edge orientation ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Highway Research Board (HRB) classification of soils is based on None of these 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 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The slope of isochrone at any point at a given time indicates the rate of change of effective stress with depth pore water pressure with depth effective stress with time pore water pressure with time effective stress with depth pore water pressure with depth effective stress with time pore water pressure with time ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because 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 It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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