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

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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively

0.05 N/mm² and 45°
0.5 N/mm² and 30°
0.05 N/mm² and 0°
0.2 N/mm² and 0°

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay

a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant
a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant
both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease
both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Which of the following statements is correct?

None of these
For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity.
A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size
Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve.

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