Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Bishop’s method of stability analysis

is more conservative
assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle
neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices
All of these

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

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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
If the water table rises upto ground surface, then the

effective stress is reduced due to decrease in total stress only but pore water pressure does not change
effective stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but total stress does not change
total stress is increased due to decrease in pore water pressure but effective stress does not change
total stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but effective stress does not change

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