Degree of consolidation is________________?

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering 14/11/2021

A. directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to drainage path
B. directly proportional to time and inversely proportional to square of drainage path
C. directly proportional to drainage path and inversely proportional to time
D. directly proportional to square of drainage path and inversely proportional to time

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