What are the effects of water on shear strength and foundations?
Answers were Sorted based on User's Feedback
Answer / vydehi
if water is present in soil it decreases shear strength of soil. if water is too more it causes quick sand condition in fine silts and sands. it is not required for any structure.
due to presence of water pile foundations are adopted upto deep strata or soil stabilization may be adopted.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 1 Yes | 0 No |
Volume of 25kg putty bag & 40 kg putty bag volume??
in moon night and stars r shining with moon n u stand n lloking towards sky if u have no copass, and no any other civil lab equipment, then how u point out the North direction for serveying??
what is diff between auto level and dumpy level?
What is made from large rocks, which protects the base of cliffs?
mix design ratio of M30 concrete
how to estimate man power for estimating the time required for completion of a project in terms of carpenters,barbenders,masons for block work ,masons for plasteing ,unskilled labour, painters, tiles masons,plumbers and electricians for medium and high rise constructions and independent villa projects.
how to calculate the density of cement and how can we convert no. of Kgs of cement to Metric tonnes??
What is the best concrete grade for raft foundation up to 1.5 meters depth?
Is there a necessity for providing expansion joints in long RCC structure(say a wall of a water retaining structure)- say approximately 50 metres in length and about 4 metres high? What will be the limitations?
relation bet Coefficient consolidation Cv, time factor Tv, drainage path d, & time t is Cv=d2Tv/t Cv=d2t/Tv Cv=tTv/d2 Cv=Tv/td2
what should be the strength of Concrete cube strength for 7 days, if the designed mix is M20?
12 Answers HPCL, Shrestha Civil Engineering Construction Company Pvt. Ltd, Sri Avani Projects, Tata Projects,
what are the criteria for choosing the span for the bridge (highway bridge)
Civil Engineering (5086)
Mechanical Engineering (4456)
Electrical Engineering (16639)
Electronics Communications (3918)
Chemical Engineering (1095)
Aeronautical Engineering (239)
Bio Engineering (96)
Metallurgy (361)
Industrial Engineering (259)
Instrumentation (3014)
Automobile Engineering (332)
Mechatronics Engineering (97)
Marine Engineering (124)
Power Plant Engineering (172)
Textile Engineering (575)
Production Engineering (25)
Satellite Systems Engineering (106)
Engineering AllOther (1379)