Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Compressibility of sandy soils is

much less than that of clayey soils
almost equal to that of clayey soils
None of these
much greater than that of clayey soils

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

both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease
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 increase

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Rise of water table above the ground surface causes

Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress
Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress
Equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress
Increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress

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