Soil Mechanics and Foundation
During the first stage of triaxial test when the cell pressure is increased from 0.10 N/mm² to 0.26 N/mm², the pore water pressure increases from 0.07 N/mm² to 0.15 “N/mm². Skempton’s pore pressure parameter B is

-2
-0.5
0.5
2

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The effect of cohesion on a soil is to

reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity
increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity
reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity
increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99]

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