Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Coefficient of consolidation for clays normally

increases with increase in liquid limit
decreases with increase in liquid limit
remains constant at all liquid limits
first increases and then decreases with increase in liquid limit

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil

Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit
Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio
Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio
Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil

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

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