GATE Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

Consolidation in soils

A is a function of the effective stress

B does not depend on the present stress

C is a function of the pore water pressure

D is a function of the total stress

ANS:C - is a function of the pore water pressure

Correct answer is C because consolidation means expulsion of pore water pressure. If there is no pore water then consolidation will not happen if there is pore water then consolidation will occur. It has been cleared that it is the function of pore water pressure. Shear strength is the function of effective stress.