The major principal stress in an element of cohesionless soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is________________?

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Voids ratio of a soil mass can_________________?

A. never be greater than unity B. be zero C. take any value greater than zero D. take values between 0 and 1 only...

If the plasticity index of a soil mass is zero, the soil is______________?

A. sand B. silt C. clay D. clayey silt...

Dispersed type of soil structure is an arrangement comprising particles having______________?

A. face to face or parallel orientation B. edge to edge orientation C. edge to face orientation D. all of the above...

The slope of isochrone at any point at a given time indicates the rate of change of_______________?

A. effective stress with time B. effective stress with depth C. pore water pressure with depth D. pore water pressure with time...

The coefficient of active earth pressure for a loose sand having an angle of internal friction of 30° is___________________?

A. 1/3 B. 3 C. 1 D. 1/2...