Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because

Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible
It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control
None of these
Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Degree of consolidation is

directly proportional to square of drainage path and inversely proportional to time
directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to drainage path
directly proportional to drainage path and inversely proportional to time
directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to square of drainage path

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

Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit
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

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