Soil Mechanics and Foundation
At liquid limit, all soils possess

same shear strength of small magnitude
same shear strength of large magnitude
different shear strengths of large magnitude
different shear strengths of small magnitude

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

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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The rise of water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing

cohesion and effective unit weight of soil
effective angle of shearing resistance
effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance
cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance

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