Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Effective stress is

important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil
a physical parameter that can be measured
All of these
the stress at particles contact

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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
Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil
Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit

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