{"id":6967,"date":"2024-04-15T02:36:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T02:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=6967"},"modified":"2024-04-15T02:36:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T02:36:55","slug":"shear-strength-of-a-soil-is-a-unique-function-of-a-effective-stress-only-b-total-stress-only-c-both-effective-stress-and-total-stress-d-none-of-the-above","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/shear-strength-of-a-soil-is-a-unique-function-of-a-effective-stress-only-b-total-stress-only-c-both-effective-stress-and-total-stress-d-none-of-the-above\/","title":{"rendered":"Shear strength of a soil is a unique function of A. effective stress only B. total stress only C. both effective stress and total stress D. none of the above"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a99aee7df574\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    effective stress only                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    total stress only                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    both effective stress and total stress                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    none of the above                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is 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effective stress and total stress.<\/p>\n<p>Shear strength is the <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n    <div class=\"telegram-channel-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pscnotes2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"telegram-channel-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"telegram-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\">\r\n                    <path fill=\"white\" d=\"M248,8C111,8,0,119,0,256s111,248,248,248s248-111,248-248S385,8,248,8z M362,177L320,367c-3,14-10,18-20,14l-56-41l-27,26 c-3,3-5,5-10,5l4-63L323,196c5-5-1-7-8-3l-98,62l-42-13c-9-3-10-9,2-14l162-63C351,160,365,164,362,177z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Join Our Telegram Channel\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>  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It is a function of both the effective stress and the total stress. The effective stress is the difference between the total stress and the pore water pressure. The total stress is the total force per unit area acting on the soil, and the pore water pressure is the pressure of the water in the soil pores.<\/p>\n<p>The effective stress is the driving force for shear failure, while the total stress is the resisting force. The shear strength of a soil is therefore a function of both the effective stress and the total stress.<\/p>\n<p>Option A is incorrect because the shear strength of a soil is not a unique function of effective stress. The shear strength of a soil is also a function of the total stress.<\/p>\n<p>Option B is incorrect because the shear strength of a soil is not a unique function of total stress. The shear strength of a soil is also a function of the effective stress.<\/p>\n<p>Option D is incorrect because the shear strength of a soil is a function of both effective stress and total stress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe Join Our Telegram Channel on YouTube<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[646],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Shear strength of a soil is a unique function of A. effective stress only B. total stress only C. both effective stress and total stress D. none of the above<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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