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Total stress or unit pressure on a soil mass is ___________

(a) Total load

(b) Total surface area

(c) Total volume

(d) Total weight

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Query is from Stress Condition in Soil :Effective and Actual Pressure in chapter Soil Water Effective and Neutral Stresses of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Correct answer is (a) Total load

The explanation is: At any plane in a soil mass, the total stress or unit pressure is the total load per unit area.

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