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
A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively

0.05 N/mm² and 0°
0.2 N/mm² and 0°
0.05 N/mm² and 45°
0.5 N/mm² and 30°

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

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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Coefficient of earth pressure at rest is

less than both the active and passive earth pressures
less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressure
greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure
greater than both the active earth pressure and passive earth pressure

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