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Q: Explain about the Lateral pressure conditions for cohesive soil.

A: Lateral pressure may be defined as the pressure exerted by the soil in horizontal direction on…

Q: Describe the change in soil volume that occurs with increase in loading.

A: When a force is added to a partly saturated surface, the volume decreases as a result of the…

Q: Describe the Effect of capillary moisture on shear strength of cohesionless soil.

A: Capillary water:

Q: What are common characteristics of a hydric soil?

A: A hydric soil is permanently or seasonedly saturated by water resulting in anaerobic conditions that…

Q: Explain the Shearing Strength of Clay Soils.

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Q: Why are lightweight structures usually more susceptible to damage from expansive soils?

A: EXPANSIVE soil is a soil which expands when water is added and shrinks when water is not their. Due…

Q: What are the reason for the difference in behavior between clay and silt?

A: The reason for the difference in behavior between clay and silt are : 1- Clay particles are smaller…

Q: What is the Frost Heave in Soil?

A: Frost heaving of soil is defined as the phenomenon during which the soil mass swells up in upward…

Q: Describe the various factors that affected the rate of consolidation for a stratum of clay soil.

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Q: What is the difference between pore water pressures under hydrostatic, downward seepage, and upward…

A: This question is related to the Soil Mechanics from Civil Engineering. In this question ask about…

Q: Explain what is impact breccia; how it forms, and if it can be a metamorphic rock.

A: Impact breccia- When huge meteorites or comets collide with Earth or other rocky planets or…

Q: What is the state or nature of the water immediately surrounding a clay particle?

A: Various types of Soil water are  1- Structural water 2- Adsorbed water 3- Capillary water 4- Free or…

Q: 1.1 What are the three characteristics of soil? 1.2 Why do we do Sieve Analysis? 1.3 How many kinds…

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Q: Compaction is about removing water from the pore space whereas consolidation is about removing air…

A: Compaction- It is the process of removing air from the pore space.

Q: Why we want to know the shear strength of soil

A: Shear strength of soil is defined as the resistance offered by the soil grains(solids) against the…

Q: 1. A soil profile for an office building foundation is on a sand layer of 10.4 meters, which is…

A: The process of soil consolidation occurs when the volume of a saturated (partially or totally…

Q: Why do soil mechanics need to calculate the effective stress of the soil

A: When an external load s applied to a soil mass, that load is taken by three parts in soil. One…

Q: Define swelling clays.

A: Swelling clay can be defined as the increase in the water content of the soil which can form deep…

Q: Describe briefly about the shear strength of the soil.

A: Shear strength of soil is constituted by Structural resistance due to interlocking Frictional…

Q: Explain about the vertical and horizontal coefficients of permeability.

A: In nature, soils are usually deposited in successive layers or different stratum which has different…

Weight-Volume relationships

Weight is defined as the quantity of matter contained in a body. Weight can also be defined as the force acting on a body due to gravity. Mathematically, weight can be defined as-