Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Terzaghi’s theory of one dimensional consolidation assumes

Soil is homogeneous and fully saturated
Water and soil particles are incompressible
Deformation of the soil, is entirely due to change in volume
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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The total discharge from two wells situated near to each other is

greater than the sum of the discharges from individual wells
equal to larger of the two discharges from individual wells
sum of the discharges from individual wells
less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
For a loose sand sample and a dense sand sample consolidated to the same effective stress

ultimate strength is same but peak strength of dense sand is greater than that of loose sand
ultimate strength is same but peak
ultimate strength is different but peak strength is same
ultimate strength is same and also peak strength is same

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

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