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

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

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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 increase in the initial voids ratio
Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil
Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Coefficient of compressibility is

independent of type of soil but depends on the stress history of soil
different for different types of soils and also different for a soil under different states of consolidation
constant for any type of soil
different for different types of soils but same for a soil under different states of consolidation

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