A normally consolidated clay settled 10 mm when effective stress was increased from 100 kN/m2 to 200 kN/ m2. If the effective stress is further increased from 200 kN/ m2 to 400 kN/ m2, then the settlement of the same clay is

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A normally consolidated clay settled 10 mm when effective stress was increased from 100 kN/m2 to 200 kN/ m2. If the effective stress is further increased from 200 kN/ m2 to 400 kN/ m2, then the settlement of the same clay is

None of these

40 mm

10 mm

20 mm

None of these

40 mm

10 mm

20 mm

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Voids ratio of a soil mass can

take values between 0 and 1 only

take any value greater than zero

be zero

never be greater than unity

take values between 0 and 1 only

take any value greater than zero

be zero

never be greater than unity

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Skempton’s pore pressure coefficient B for saturated soil is

zero

between 0 and 1

greater than 1 [CS 95]

1

zero

between 0 and 1

greater than 1 [CS 95]

1

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Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as

None of these

ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids

percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition

ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state

None of these

ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids

percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition

ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state

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The slope of isochrone at any point at a given time indicates the rate of change of

pore water pressure with depth

pore water pressure with time

effective stress with time

effective stress with depth

pore water pressure with depth

pore water pressure with time

effective stress with time

effective stress with depth

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Time factor for a clay layer is

directly proportional to permeability of soil

independent of thickness of clay layer

a dimensional parameter

inversely proportional to drainage path

directly proportional to permeability of soil

independent of thickness of clay layer

a dimensional parameter

inversely proportional to drainage path

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation

Soil Mechanics and Foundation A normally consolidated clay settled 10 mm when effective stress was increased from 100 kN/m2 to 200 kN/ m2. If the effective stress is further increased from 200 kN/ m2 to 400 kN/ m2, then the settlement of the same clay is

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Voids ratio of a soil mass can

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Skempton’s pore pressure coefficient B for saturated soil is

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as

Soil Mechanics and Foundation The slope of isochrone at any point at a given time indicates the rate of change of

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Time factor for a clay layer is

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A normally consolidated clay settled 10 mm when effective stress was increased from 100 kN/m2 to 200 kN/ m2. If the effective stress is further increased from 200 kN/ m2 to 400 kN/ m2, then the settlement of the same clay is

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Voids ratio of a soil mass can

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Skempton’s pore pressure coefficient B for saturated soil is

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The slope of isochrone at any point at a given time indicates the rate of change of

Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Time factor for a clay layer is