Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Terzaghi’s bearing capacity factors Nc, Nq and Nr are functions of

cohesion only
both cohesion and angle of internal friction
both cohesion and angle of internal friction
angle of internal friction only

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The rise of water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing

effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance
cohesion and effective unit weight of soil
cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance
effective angle of shearing resistance

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

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

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