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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
Define effective stress.
💡 Hint: Think about the forces acting on soil.
Question 2
Easy
What does the hydraulic gradient represent?
💡 Hint: Remember it indicates water flow direction.
Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation
Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What happens to effective stress during upward water flow?
- Increases
- Decreases
- Remains constant
💡 Hint: Think about what upward flow does to soil particles.
Question 2
True or False: The effective stress increases when the pore water pressure rises while total stress remains unchanged.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Recall how effective stress is calculated.
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Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
A soil layer has a total stress of 30 T at a depth of 10 m and a pore water pressure of 15 T. What is the effective stress?
💡 Hint: Apply the effective stress formula.
Question 2
A construction site experiences a rise in pore water pressure of 5 T while total stress remains constant. What happens to effective stress?
💡 Hint: Think about changes in pore water pressure affecting stability.
Challenge and get performance evaluation