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

Water and soil particles are incompressible
All listed here
Soil is homogeneous and fully saturated
Deformation of the soil, is entirely due to change in volume

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively

0.2 N/mm² and 0°
0.05 N/mm² and 0°
0.5 N/mm² and 30°
0.05 N/mm² and 45°

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The total discharge from two wells situated near to each other is

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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
In a deposit of normally consolidated clay

effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth
effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth
effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and un-drained strength decrease with depth
effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth

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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 different but peak strength is same
ultimate strength is same but peak
ultimate strength is same and also peak strength is same

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