pe EASY pe vale Of A COMpression INE FOF a oad SANE, yehae gil Him is ws (aus 038 pu &) 02 (a) 0.086 unit of the coefficient of consolidation qin @ cae/gm (b) er?/see @ gaVene'/see (a) gmeen/see quit Sant drains are used to {@) natuce the settlement () acwlerate the consolidation (9 increasing the permentility (@) transfer the load 32 The ratio of the undisturbed shear strength to the remoulded shear strength in cohesive soil under undrained ou conditions is (@) zero on (©) greater than 1 (©) Between 0 and 1 Q123 A and B are Skempton’s pore pressure and Ds, and Ds, are parameters incremental principal stresses. Skempton’s pore pressure equation is given by (@) au = Bld +40: ~495)] () Au = B[dos + AGS: ~495)] (©) Au = AlAs +o; +405)) (a) du = B[dey +40, +405)] Qu24 A laboratory vane shear test apparatus is T used to determine the shear strength of a clay sample and only one end of the vane takes part in shearing the soil. If T = applied torque, H = height of vane ee — ——_ rs T Qd25 Passive earth pressure in a soil mass is 1 proportional to a) cot [45° + (6/211 (b) tare[45° - (0/2) © W/0-)) (a) tane45° + (0/2)] | 26 Rankine’s theory of earth pressure assumes that the back of the wall is (a) Plane and smooth (b) Plane and rough (©) Vertical and smooth |. (@) Vertical and rough Q427 Consider the following statements: "4, Piles are provided in groups, which are connected together by a pile cap. The structure rests on top of the pile cap. The pile cap is situated below the ground level. 2. For situations where pile is subjected to upward pull, pedestal piles or under- reamed piles are imore suitable type of foundations. Which of these statements is/are correct? (a) only (b) 2 only (©) Both 1and2 (a) Neither 1 nor 2 28 Pile driven in deep clay deposits transfers its loads by (a) End bearing (b) Frictional resistance (©) Both (a) and (b) (a) None of these 29 The settlement of a group of friction piles ‘as compared to that of a single pile is and D = diameter of the vane, then shear strength of the clay is given by (@) Same (b) Less (©) More (a) None of these worwmadooasyin inv MADE EASY Scanned by CamScanner