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

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

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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as

None of these
ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state
percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition
ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids

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