Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Bishop’s method of stability analysis

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

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

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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
both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase
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

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