Soil Mechanics and Foundation Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Rise of water table above the ground surface causes Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress Equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress Increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress Equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress Increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation A grillage foundation All of these Is provided for heavily loaded isolated columns Is treated as spread foundation Consists of two sets of perpendicularly placed steel beams All of these Is provided for heavily loaded isolated columns Is treated as spread foundation Consists of two sets of perpendicularly placed steel beams ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits Parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification Parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification Is always same in both directions Parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification Parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification Parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification Is always same in both directions Parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is montmorillonite illite kaolinite None of these montmorillonite illite kaolinite None of these 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 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° 0.2 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 0° 0.05 N/mm² and 45° 0.5 N/mm² and 30° ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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