Soil Mechanics and Foundation Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease 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 increase both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease 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 The coefficient of active earth pressure for a loose sand having an angle of internal friction of 30° is 3 43832 1 43833 3 43832 1 43833 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation The maximum dry density upto which any soil can be compacted depends upon moisture content only None of these both moisture content and amount of compaction energy amount of compaction energy only moisture content only None of these both moisture content and amount of compaction energy amount of compaction energy only ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Select the incorrect statement. Effective angle of shearing resistance is limited to a maximum value of 45° increases as the size of particles increases increases as the soil gradation im-proves is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil is limited to a maximum value of 45° increases as the size of particles increases increases as the soil gradation im-proves is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Skempton’s pore pressure coefficient B for saturated soil is zero greater than 1 [CS 95] 1 between 0 and 1 zero greater than 1 [CS 95] 1 between 0 and 1 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Terzaghi’s bearing capacity factors Nc, Nq and Nr are functions of 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 angle of internal friction only ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP