Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Bishop’s method of stability analysis

neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices
All of these
is more conservative
assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
In a triaxial compression test when drainage is allowed during the first stage (i. e. application of cell pressure) only and not during the second stage (i.e. application of deviator stress at constant cell pressure), the test is known as

unconsolidated undrained test
consolidated undrained test
consolidated drained test
unconsolidated drained test

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

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

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