Soil Mechanics And Foundation Engineering Objective Questions and Answers

141. For a clay slope of height of 10 m, the stability number is 0.05,7 = 2.0 t/m3, C = 2.5 t/m2, the critical height of the slope of the soil, is

142. The compression resulting from a long term static load and consequent escape of pore water, is known as

143. Compression of soil occurs rapidly if voids are filled ?with

144. The compressibility of clays, is caused due to :

145. The pressure that builds up in pore water due to load increment on the soil, is termed

146. The reduction in volume of soil due to squeezing out of water from the voids, is termed

147. A clay subjected to pressure in excess to its present over-burden, is said to be

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