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

-0.5
2
-2
0.5

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Coefficient of compressibility is

independent of type of soil but depends on the stress history of soil
different for different types of soils and also different for a soil under different states of consolidation
constant for any type of soil
different for different types of soils but same for a soil under different states of consolidation

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
In a deposit of normally consolidated clay

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

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

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

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