Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Quick sand is a

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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is

Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium
Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium
Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane
None of these

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Coefficient of compressibility is

constant for any type of soil
different for different types of soils but same for a soil under different states of consolidation
different for different types of soils and also different for a soil under different states of consolidation
independent of type of soil but depends on the stress history of soil

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