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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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Degree of consolidation is

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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
For a loose sand sample and a dense sand sample consolidated to the same effective stress

ultimate strength is same but peak
ultimate strength is different but peak strength is same
ultimate strength is same but peak strength of dense sand is greater than that of loose sand
ultimate strength is same and also peak strength is same

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