Effective stress is

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Effective stress is

A. the stress at particles contact

B. a physical parameter that can be measured

C. important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil

D. all of the above

Answer: Option C

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Comments ( 3 )

Dilip Singh :

7 months ago

It's not a physical property. It cannot be measured in laboratory therefore option B is incorrect
Yasir Iqbal :

3 years ago

It should be D
Vikrant Rajput :

3 years ago

Why not D?

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