At the moment of applying load on saturated cohesive soil, who bears all the stress increase in the soil?
A: Soil skeleton
B: Pore water
C: Both soil skeleton and pore water
D: None of the above is true.
A: Soil skeleton
B: Pore water
C: Both soil skeleton and pore water
D: None of the above is true.
举一反三
- The pore volume of fully saturated soil is equal to the volume of water .
- Which of the following compressions in the soil under loading cannot be ignored() A: soil particles B: interparticle pore C: sealing gas D: water in the soil
- 16. Retained soil can become saturated ___ water and then exert tremendous pressure.
- Zone of soil moisture is a zone where water is held by molecular attraction on soil<br/>particles in the near-surface zone.
- Which of the following is NOT part of the hydrologic cycle? A: water moving into creeks and streams following a rainstorm B: water infiltrating into the soil and bedrock C: calcium carbonate dissolving in soil water and groundwater D: water evaporating from a lake