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

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
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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The shear strength of a soil

Decreases with increase in normal stress
Is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil
Decreases with decrease in normal stress
Is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil

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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

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

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