Soil Mechanics and Foundation The shear strength of a soil Is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Decreases with decrease in normal stress Decreases with increase in normal stress Is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil Decreases with decrease in normal stress 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 Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as 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 ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids None of these 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 ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The value of compression index for a remoulded sample whose liquid limit is 50% is 0.036 0.028 0.28 036 0.036 0.028 0.28 036 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation With the increase in the amount of compaction energy optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease[ES 93] optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease[ES 93] optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Compressibility of sandy soils is None of these much less than that of clayey soils much greater than that of clayey soils almost equal to that of clayey soils None of these much less than that of clayey soils much greater than that of clayey soils almost equal to that of clayey soils 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 both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP