Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Due to a rise in temperature, the viscosity and the unit weight of the percolating fluid are reduced to 60% and 90% respectively.If other things remain constant, the coefficient of permeability

increases by 33.3%
increases by 25%
decreases by 33.3%
increases by 50%

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as

None of these
percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition
ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state
ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids

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

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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
In a deposit of normally consolidated clay

effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and un-drained strength decrease with depth
effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth
effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth
effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth

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