Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Which one of the following clays behaves like a dense sand ?

over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio
over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio
under-consolidated clay
normally consolidated clay

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Coefficient of earth pressure at rest is

less than both the active and passive earth pressures
greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure
greater than both the active earth pressure and passive earth pressure
less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressure

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil

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

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

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.
None of these
A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size

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