Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A 300 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in a plate load test on a cohesive soil when the intensity of loading is 0.2 N/mm². The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is

30 mm
50 mm
167 mm
15 mm

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
In a deposit of normally consolidated clay

effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and un-drained strength decrease with depth
effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth
effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth
effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively

0.05 N/mm² and 0°
0.5 N/mm² and 30°
0.2 N/mm² and 0°
0.05 N/mm² and 45°

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