6.With the increase in the amount of compaction energy

7.The maximum dry density upto which any soil can be compacted depends upon

8.In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on

9.Rankine's theory of earth pressure assumes that the back of the wall is

10.If a cohesive soil specimen is subjected to a vertical compressive load, the inclination of the cracks to the horizontal is