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 decrease in the porosity of the soil
Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio
Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit

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

reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity
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
increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Coefficient of compressibility is

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

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