4. Flow net is used for the determination of (a) Quantity of seepage (b) Hydrostatic pressure (c) Seepage pressure (d) All of them. 5. Both the shear stress and the normal stress on the plane of failure are measured directly in (a) CD triaxial shear test (b) CU triaxial shear test (c) Direct shear test (d) Unconfined compression test 6. In a consolidated undrained test on an over-consolidated clay, the volume of the soil sample during shear: (a) decreases (b) first decreases and then increases (c) first increases and then decreases (d) remains unchanged.

4. Flow net is used for the determination of (a) Quantity of seepage (b) Hydrostatic pressure (c) Seepage pressure (d) All of them. 5. Both the shear stress and the normal stress on the plane of failure are measured directly in (a) CD triaxial shear test (b) CU triaxial shear test (c) Direct shear test (d) Unconfined compression test 6. In a consolidated undrained test on an over-consolidated clay, the volume of the soil sample during shear: (a) decreases (b) first decreases and then increases (c) first increases and then decreases (d) remains unchanged.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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