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The temporary over burden pressure to which a soil has been subjected and under which it got consolidated is known as ________

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The temporary over burden pressure to which a soil has been subjected and under which it got consolidated is known as ________

(a) normally consolidation pressure

(b) pre- consolidation pressure

(c) under- consolidation pressure

(d) pre- compression pressure

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The query is from Consolidation of Undisturbed Specimen in section One Dimensional Consolidation of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Right option is (b) pre- consolidation pressure

To explain: The temporary over burden pressure to which a soil has been subjected and under which it got consolidated is known as pre- consolidation pressure. Pre-consolidated pressure is the pressure subjected in the past.

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