Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant active earth pressure will act at a distance of 2 m above the base and inclined to the horizontal at an angle of

7°
10°
17°
12°

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
In a triaxial compression test when drainage is allowed during the first stage (i. e. application of cell pressure) only and not during the second stage (i.e. application of deviator stress at constant cell pressure), the test is known as

unconsolidated undrained test
consolidated undrained test
unconsolidated drained test
consolidated drained test

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Degree of consolidation is

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

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