Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as

percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition
ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state
None of these
ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids

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

None of these
For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity.
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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
In hydrometer analysis for a soil mass

both meniscus correction and dispersing agent correction are additive
both meniscus correction and dispersing agent correction are subtractive
meniscus correction is additive and dispersing agent correction is subtractive
meniscus correction is subtractive and dispersing agent correction is additive

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