Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Allowable bearing pressure for a foundation depends upon

ultimate bearing capacity of soil only
none of above
allowable settlement only
both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity

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

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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Effective stress on soil

Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability
Increases both voids ratio and permeability
Decreases both voids ratio and permeability
Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability

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