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

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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The shear strength of a soil

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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
If the material of the base of the Casagrande liquid limit device on which the cup containing soil paste drops is softer than the standard hard rubber, then

The liquid limit of soil may decrease
The liquid limit of soil may increase
The liquid limit of soil always increases
The liquid limit of soil always decreases

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
If the water table rises upto ground surface, then the

total stress is increased due to decrease in pore water pressure but effective stress does not change
effective stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but total stress does not change
effective stress is reduced due to decrease in total stress only but pore water pressure does not change
total stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but effective stress does not change

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