Geological Engineering · Q53

Soil Mechanics

Engineering and GATE · Geological Engineering · question 53

Q53

Soil consolidation is due to:

A.

Reduction in air content

B.

Increase in moisture

C.

Decrease in temperature

D.

Expulsion of water from pores

Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Consolidation is the gradual decrease in volume of a saturated soil due to the expulsion of water from its pores under load.

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