Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 1 (Q.No. 5)
5.
Which one of the following statements is true ?
Discussion:
59 comments Page 4 of 6.
Smile said:
4 years ago
As The surface area increase, proportionally the porosity also increases as the clay has more surface area than sand it is more porous.
(2)
Yaregal said:
1 decade ago
Pore size and it's connectivity determines the porosity of the soil. It is possible to have almost zero permeability for large spacing.
Naresh said:
5 years ago
Clay has a flocculated structure which increases its void but the flocculated structure does not allow percolation of water.
(1)
Mayuri patil said:
1 decade ago
Porosity of clay is 33-60%.
And porosity of sand is 20-35%.
Hence clay is more porous than sand.
And porosity of sand is 20-35%.
Hence clay is more porous than sand.
(1)
Saroja said:
5 years ago
At what % of shear strain the interlocking resistance in loose sand break? Please give details.
Balram Yadav said:
1 decade ago
Question is wrong. It need to be corrected, because clay will never be porous than sand.
Wangudu said:
8 years ago
@Chintu is right. Porosity is water holding capacity. So clay is more porous than sand.
Pankaj said:
6 years ago
I agree with you @Biswa because it is totally wrong clay has less porosity than sand.
Biswa said:
1 decade ago
Water easily pass through sand, but not incase of clay. So how option A is right?
Chintu said:
9 years ago
Guys porosity is the water bearing capacity.
Clay can hold more water than sand.
Clay can hold more water than sand.
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