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The neutral pressure does not have any effect on ___________

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The neutral pressure does not have any effect on ___________

(a) Shearing resistance

(b) Shearing strength

(c) Shearing stress

(d) All of the mentioned

The question was posed to me in an interview for internship.

The question is from Stress Condition in Soil :Effective and Actual Pressure topic in section Soil Water Effective and Neutral Stresses of Geotechnical Engineering I

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The correct option is (a) Shearing resistance

To explain I would say: The neutral pressure does not have measurable influence on the mechanical property of the soils, such as shearing resistance.

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