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 effect of cohesion on a soil is to

increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99]
increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity
reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity
reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity

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