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At any plane, pore pressure is equal to ___________

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At any plane, pore pressure is equal to ___________

(a) Ratio of Piezometric head to weight of water

(b) Equal to piezometric head times the unit weight of water

(c) Ratio of weight of water to the piezometric head

(d) None of the mentioned

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The correct answer is (b) Equal to piezometric head times the unit weight of water

For explanation: u = hw × γw

Pore pressure=piezometric head × weight of water.

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