engineering recuitment UKPSC AE Civil 2021 Mock Test (Re-Exam) Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Effective and Neutral Stress
A sand layer extends 5 m deep below the ground layer. The water table is at 2m depth and sand up to a height of 1 m above the water table is saturated by capillary water. The effective stress at the top of the water table is _____
Consider the saturated unit weight of sand is 18 kN/m3 and the bulk unit weight is 16 kN/m3
1
34 kN/m2
2
24 kN/m2
3
44 kN/m2
4
14 kN/m2