Soil Mechanics and Foundation
In a consolidated drained test on a normally consolidated clay, the volume of the soil sample during shear

remains unchanged
increases
first increases and then decreases
decreases

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
If the water table rises upto ground surface, then the

effective stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but total stress does not change
total stress is increased due to decrease in pore water pressure but effective stress does not change
effective stress is reduced due to decrease in total stress only but pore water pressure does not change
total stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but effective stress does not change

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Coefficient of compressibility is

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

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