Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as

percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition
ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids
None of these
ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The effect of cohesion on a soil is to

reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity
increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity
increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99]
reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity

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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
Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit
Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil

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