Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Which of the following statements is correct?

None of these
Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve.
For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity.
A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size

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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 average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits

Parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification
Is always same in both directions
Parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification
Parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification

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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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