Soil Mechanics

381) When the degree of saturation is zero, the soil mass under consideration represents

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two phase system with soil and air

382) The determination of ultimate bearing capacity on an eccentrically loaded square footing depends upon the concept of useful

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triangle

383) The soils most susceptible to liquefaction

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saturated fine and medium sands of uniform particle size

384) Westergaard’s analysis for stress distribution beneath loaded areas is applicable to

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stratified soils

385) Rate of consolidation with decrease in

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increases with increase in temperature

386) The most suitable method for drainage of fine-grained cohesive soils is

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electro-osmosis method

387) Effective stress on soil

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decreases both voids ratio and permeability

388) Effective stress is

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important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil

389) Sand particles are made of

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rock minerals

390) At the liquid limit, all soils possess

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same shear strength of small magnitude

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