Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Contact pressure beneath a rigid footing resting on cohesive soil is

less at edges compared to middle
more at edges compared to middle
uniform throughout
None of these

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Coefficient of earth pressure at rest is

less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressure
greater than both the active earth pressure and passive earth pressure
greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure
less than both the active and passive earth pressures

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The ultimate consolidation settlement of a structure resting on a soil

Decreases with the increase in the initial voids ratio
Decreases with the decrease in the plastic limit
Increases with the decrease in the porosity of the soil
Increases with the increase in the initial voids ratio

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