A soil is in a semi-solid state, if the consistency index is

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• The plasticity index is the ratio of liquidity index and flow index.
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• The lateral earth pressure exerted by the soil when the retaining wall moves into the soil, is known as
• The net soil pressure is obtained by multiplying the net ultimate bearing capacity of soil to the factor of safety.