Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as

ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids
percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition
ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state
None of these

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes

decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index
increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index
decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index
decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Effective stress on soil

Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability
Decreases both voids ratio and permeability
Increases voids ratio and decreases permeability
Increases both voids ratio and permeability

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