Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Allowable bearing pressure for a foundation depends upon

both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity
ultimate bearing capacity of soil only
none of above
allowable settlement only

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

None of these
ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state
ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids
percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
For a loose sand sample and a dense sand sample consolidated to the same effective stress

ultimate strength is same and also peak strength is same
ultimate strength is same but peak strength of dense sand is greater than that of loose sand
ultimate strength is different but peak strength is same
ultimate strength is same but peak

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