Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Terzaghi’s theory of one dimensional consolidation assumes

Deformation of the soil, is entirely due to change in volume
Soil is homogeneous and fully saturated
All listed here
Water and soil particles are incompressible

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
In a deposit of normally consolidated clay

effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and un-drained strength decrease with depth
effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth
effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth
effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively

0.05 N/mm² and 45°
0.05 N/mm² and 0°
0.5 N/mm² and 30°
0.2 N/mm² and 0°

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
If the material of the base of the Casagrande liquid limit device on which the cup containing soil paste drops is softer than the standard hard rubber, then

The liquid limit of soil may increase
The liquid limit of soil always increases
The liquid limit of soil always decreases
The liquid limit of soil may decrease

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