Soil Mechanics and Foundation Which of the following methods is more suitable for the determination of permeability of clayey soil ? horizontal permeability test constant head method falling head method None of these horizontal permeability test constant head method falling head method None of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Effective stress on soil Decreases both voids ratio and permeability Increases both voids ratio and permeability Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability Decreases both voids ratio and permeability Increases both voids ratio and permeability Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability 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 increases by 50% decreases by 33.3% increases by 33.3% increases by 25% increases by 50% decreases by 33.3% increases by 33.3% increases by 25% ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane None of these Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Coefficient of compressibility is different for different types of soils and also different for a soil under different states of consolidation constant for any type of soil different for different types of soils but same for a soil under different states of consolidation independent of type of soil but depends on the stress history of soil different for different types of soils and also different for a soil under different states of consolidation constant for any type of soil different for different types of soils but same for a soil under different states of consolidation independent of type of soil but depends on the stress history of soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP