Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Bishop’s method of stability analysis

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

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

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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
In hydrometer analysis for a soil mass

meniscus correction is additive and dispersing agent correction is subtractive
both meniscus correction and dispersing agent correction are additive
meniscus correction is subtractive and dispersing agent correction is additive
both meniscus correction and dispersing agent correction are subtractive

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Coefficient of compressibility is

independent of type of soil but depends on the stress history of soil
different for different types of soils and also different for a soil under different states of consolidation
different for different types of soils but same for a soil under different states of consolidation
constant for any type of soil

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