Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A 600 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in plate load test on a cohesionless soil under an intensity of loading of 0.2 N/ram2. The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is

greater than 25 mm
15 mm
between 15 mm and 25 mm
25 mm

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Rise of water table above the ground surface causes

Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress
Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress
Increase in pore water pressure but decrease in total stress
Equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress

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

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

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