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

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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Which of the following statements is correct?

Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve.
For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity.
None of these
A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is

Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane
Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium
Vertical if the soil is in a passive state of plastic equilibrium
None of these

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

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

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