Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The ultimate consolidation settlement of a soil is

inversely proportional to the compression index
None of these
directly proportional to the voids ratio
directly proportional to the compression index

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is

Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium
None of these
Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium
Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Coefficient of earth pressure at rest is

greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure
greater than both the active earth pressure and passive earth pressure
less than both the active and passive earth pressures
less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressure

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
In a deposit of normally consolidated clay

effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth
effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases 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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