Civil Engineering

A. effective stress increases with depth but water content of soil and un-drained strength decrease with depth

B. effective stress and water content increase with depth but undrained strength decreases with depth

C. effective stress and undrained strength increase with depth but water content decreases with depth

D. effective stress, water content and undrained strength decrease with depth

A. gravel

B. sand

C. silt

D. clay

A. sand

B. silt

C. clay

D. gravel

A. less at edges compared to middle

B. more at edges compared to middle

C. uniform throughout

D. none of the above

A. effective stress with time

B. effective stress with depth

C. pore water pressure with depth

D. pore water pressure with time

A. 18.6 kN/m3

B. 20.0 kN/m3

C. 22.0 kN/m3

D. 23.2 kN/m3

A. silt

B. clay

C. coarse sand

D. fine sand

A. never be greater than unity

B. be zero

C. take any value greater than zero

D. take values between 0 and 1 only

A. glaciers

B. wind

C. water

D. none of the above

A. reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity

B. increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity

C. reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity

D. increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity