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Discussion Forum : UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Section 13 (Q.No. 9)
UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions
9.
If the settlement of a single pile in sand is denoted by S and that of a group of N identical piles (each pile carrying the same load) by Sg, then the ratio Sg/S will
be equal to 1 irrespective of width of the group
be equal to N irrespective of width of the group
decrease as the width of the group increases
increase as the width of the group increases
Answer: Option
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Rahul verma said:   3 years ago
For sandy soil ratio will be >1.

For clayey soil ratio will be <1.
Aditya kumar said:   1 year ago
Sg/s is called settlement Ratio and it depends upon B/d ratio.
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