Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits

Parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification
Parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification
Is always same in both directions
Parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Quick sand is a

type of sand
flow condition occurring in cohesive soils
flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesionless soils
flow condition occurring in cohesionless soils

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Which of the following statements is correct?

For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity.
Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve.
A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size
None of these

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay

both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase
a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant
a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant
both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease

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