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

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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is

Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium
None of these
Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium
Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane

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

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

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