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

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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Effective stress on soil

Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability
Increases both voids ratio and permeability
Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability
Decreases both voids ratio and permeability

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
In a triaxial compression test when drainage is allowed during the first stage (i. e. application of cell pressure) only and not during the second stage (i.e. application of deviator stress at constant cell pressure), the test is known as

unconsolidated drained test
consolidated undrained test
unconsolidated undrained test
consolidated drained test

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