Stresses Within a Given Soil May Result from an External

Stresses within a given soil may result from an external load or the volumetric weight of the material. In addition to these properties, which statement regarding stresses below also applies to soils?

A) Soils can only transfer compressive normal stresses and no tensile stresses
B) Shear stresses can only be transmitted if they are relatively small when compared to normal stresses
C) Part of the stresses is transferred by water in the pores
D) All of the above

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