Rankine’s theory of earth pressure assumes that the back of the wall is_______________?

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The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called______________?

A. air content B. porosity C. percentage air voids D. voids ratio...

The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as_________________?

A. liquid limit B. plastic limit C. shrinkage limit D. plasticity index...

Highway Research Board (HRB) classification of soils is based on__________________?

A. particle size composition B. plasticity characteristics C. both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics D. none of the above...

Coefficient of consolidation of a soil is affected by_______________?

A. compressibility B. permeability C. both compressibility and permeability D. none of the above...

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...