engineering recuitment GATE CE 2023-24 Test Series Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Consolidation
The following Four statements (S1, S2, S3, S4) in connection with soil behaviour are given.
S1: Consolidation is a function of total stress
S2: Permeability of Coarse grained soil is inversely proportional to the specific surface at a given porosity.
S3: For a fully saturated soil the pore pressure parameter is equal to zero.
S4 : Terzaghi's theory of consolidation considers only primary consolidation.
Which of the above statement(s) is /are incorrect?
1
S2 and S4
2
S4 only
3
S1 and S3
4
S2 only