Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The rise of water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing

cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance
effective angle of shearing resistance
effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance
cohesion and effective unit weight of soil

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because

Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform
It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control
None of these
Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits

Is always same in both directions
Parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification
Parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification
Parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification

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