The pressure exerted by water on the soil through which it percolates, is known as

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• The active earth pressure of a soil is defined as the lateral pressure exerted by soil
• The lateral earth pressure exerted by the soil when the retaining wall moves into the soil, is known as
• The earth pressure at rest is defined as the lateral pressure exerted by soil
• For a given soil mass, the void ratio is 0.60, water content is 18% and specific gravity of the soil particles is 2.6. The degree of saturation of the soil is
• In case of footings in sand, if the soil pressure distribution is triangular, the maximum soil pressure is
• The net soil pressure is obtained by multiplying the net ultimate bearing capacity of soil to the factor of safety.
• The maximum water content of a saturated soil at which a reduction in its moisture does not cause a decrease in volume of the soil, is called
• A soil sample is having a specific gravity of 2.60 and a void ratio of 0.78. The water content in percentage required to fully saturate the soil at that void ratio will be
• When water content in a soil is reduced beyond the shrinkage limit, the soil will be in a
• The specific gravity of a soil is the ratio of unit weight of soil solids to that of water at a temperature of