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

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

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

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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Degree of consolidation is

directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to drainage path
directly proportional to square of drainage path and inversely proportional to time
directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to square of drainage path
directly proportional to drainage path and inversely proportional to time

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
With the increase in the amount of compaction energy

both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease[ES 93]
optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases
optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases
both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase

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