Q. Considering a parallelepiped for three dimensional consolidation, the volume of water flowing into parallelepiped is __________

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Q. Considering a parallelepiped for three dimensional consolidation, the volume of water flowing out of parallelepiped is ______________

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Q. The volume of water squeezed out from the parallelepiped is _______________

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Q. The diagram shows a soil profile with following properties:

Sand layer: γsat=20.86 kN/m³
Clay layer: W=38%, Cc=0.26, G=2.72
Find the effective pressure in sand layer.

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Q. The diagram shows a soil profile with following properties:

Sand layer: γsat=20.86 kN/m³
Clay layer: W=38%, Cc=0.26, G=2.72, Z=2m

Find the effective pressure in clay layer.

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Q. The diagram shows a soil profile with following properties:

Sand layer: γsat=20.86 kN/m³
Clay layer: W=38%, Cc=0.26, G=2.72

Find the settlement of the clay layer.

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Q. The decrease in the volume of soil mass under stress is known as __________

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Q. The property of soil mass pertaining to its susceptibility to decrease in volume under pressure is ____________

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Q. Every process involving a decrease in the water content of a saturated soil without replacement of water by air is called _________

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Q. When stress is applied to soil mass, the elastic deformation of solid particles is ____________

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Q. The compression resulting from a long term static load and consequent escape of pore water is _____________

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Q. If increases in the water content due to an increase in the volume of voids is known as _________

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Q. Compression of soil, under short duration of moving or vibratory loads is _________

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Q. Slow vertical deformation occurs when a compressive load is applied to a laterally confined layer of sand.

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Q. The compressibility of clays may also be caused by the following factor.

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Q. The mechanics of consolidation was demonstrated by ___________

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Q. Excess pore pressure is also known as ___________

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Q. In fluid flow calculations, water is considered as incompressible.

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Q. The delay caused in consolidation by the slow drainage of water out of a saturated soil mass is called as __________

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Q. The reduction in volume of soil which is due to squeezing out of water from the voids is __________

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