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Pre-consolidated pressure is the pressure subjected in ________

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asked Feb 8, 2022 in Geotechnical Engineering I by Sophia (102k points)

Pre-consolidated pressure is the pressure subjected in ________

(a) past

(b) present but not future

(c) future but not present

(d) present but not past

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Enquiry is from Consolidation of Undisturbed Specimen in chapter One Dimensional Consolidation of Geotechnical Engineering I

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answered Feb 9, 2022 by Oliver (727k points)
selected Sep 18, 2022 by Sophia

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The correct answer is (a) past

For explanation: Pre-consolidated pressure is the pressure subjected in the past. It is a overburden pressure to which a soil has been subjected and under which it got consolidated. An example can be glaciers on soil which got melted.

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