Soil Mechanics and Foundation Relative density of a compacted dense sand is approximately equal to 0.4 0.95 0.6 1.2 0.4 0.95 0.6 1.2 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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° 10° 12° 17° 7° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The rise of water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance cohesion and effective unit weight of soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Terzaghi’s theory of one dimensional consolidation assumes All listed here Soil is homogeneous and fully saturated Water and soil particles are incompressible Deformation of the soil, is entirely due to change in volume All listed here Soil is homogeneous and fully saturated Water and soil particles are incompressible Deformation of the soil, is entirely due to change in volume ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Due to a rise in temperature, the viscosity and the unit weight of the percolating fluid are reduced to 60% and 90% respectively. If other things remain constant, the coefficient of permeability decreases by 33.3% increases by 25% increases by 33.3% increases by 50% decreases by 33.3% increases by 25% increases by 33.3% increases by 50% ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids None of these ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP