When the degree of saturation is zero, the soil mass under consideration represents______________?

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A fully saturated soil is said to be________________?

A. one phase system B. two phase system with soil and air C. two phase system with soil and water D. three phase system...

At liquid limit, all soils possess________________?

A. same shear strength of small magnitude B. same shear strength of large magnitude C. different shear strengths of small magnitude D. different shear strengths of large magnitude...

If the water table rises upto ground surface, then the___________________?

A. effective stress is reduced due to decrease in total stress only but pore water pressure does not change B. effective stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but total stress does not change C. total stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but effec-tive stress does … If the water table rises upto ground surface, then the___________________?Read More...

For better strength and stability, the fine grained soils and coarse grained soils are compacted respectively as____________________?

A. dry of OMC and wet of OMC B. wet of OMC and dry of OMC C. wet of OMC and wet of OMC D. dry of OMC and dry of OMC where OMC is optimum moisture content...

A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant active earth pressure will act at a distance of 2 m above the base and inclined to the horizontal at an angle of_________________?

A. 7° B. 10° C. 12° D. 17°...