show dilatancy

swell when moist

possess high strength when dry

disintegrate easily.

quantity of seepage

hydrostatic pressure

seepage pressure

all the above.

q times the lateral pressure within the surface

1/q times the lateral pressure within the surface

equal to a fill of height Z equal to q/r, where r is the density of the backfill

none of these.

Isotropic consolidation of clay can be obtained in the triaxial apparatus under equal all-round pressure.

If the present effective stress is the maximum to which the clay has ever been subjected, it is called normally consolidated clay

If the present effective stress in the past was more than present effective stress, it is called over-consolidated clay

All the above

minor principal plane

intermediate principal plane

major principal plane

none of these.