Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A 300 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in a plate load test on a cohesive soil when the intensity of loading is 0.2 N/mm². The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is

50 mm
167 mm
30 mm
15 mm

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Effective stress on soil

Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability
Decreases both voids ratio and permeability
Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability
Increases both voids ratio and permeability

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Degree of consolidation is

directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to square of drainage path
directly proportional to square of drainage path and inversely proportional to time
directly proportional to drainage path and inversely proportional to time
directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to drainage path

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