Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The total and effective stresses at a depth of 5 m below the top level of water in a swimming pool are respectively

zero and zero
1.0 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm²
0.5 kg/cm² and zero
0.5 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm²

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The shear strength of a soil

Decreases with increase in normal stress
Decreases with decrease in normal stress
Is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil
Is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil

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

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

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