Soil Mechanics and Foundation
In the plate loading test for determining the bearing capacity of soil, the size of square bearing plate should be

between 300 mm and 750 mm
between 750 mm and 1 m
less than 300 mm
greater than 1 m

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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.
A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size
Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve.
None of these

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Rise of water table above the ground surface causes

Equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress
Increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress
Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress
Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress

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