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

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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay

a gradual increase in neutral pressure and a gradual decrease in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant
both neutral pressure and effective pressure decrease
a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant
both neutral pressure and effective pressure increase

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Quick sand is a

flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesionless soils
flow condition occurring in cohesive soils
flow condition occurring in cohesionless soils
type of sand

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
For a loose sand sample and a dense sand sample consolidated to the same effective stress

ultimate strength is same but peak strength of dense sand is greater than that of loose sand
ultimate strength is same but peak
ultimate strength is same and also peak strength is same
ultimate strength is different but peak strength is same

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