Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state None of these ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Terzaghi’s bearing capacity factors Nc, Nq and Nr are functions of angle of internal friction only cohesion only both cohesion and angle of internal friction both cohesion and angle of internal friction angle of internal friction only cohesion only both cohesion and angle of internal friction both cohesion and angle of internal friction ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Allowable bearing pressure for a foundation depends upon ultimate bearing capacity of soil only both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity none of above allowable settlement only ultimate bearing capacity of soil only both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity none of above allowable settlement only ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is gravel clay sand silt gravel clay sand silt ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Effective stress on soil Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability Decreases both voids ratio and permeability Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability Increases both voids ratio and permeability Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability Decreases both voids ratio and permeability Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability Increases both voids ratio and permeability ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP