Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 1 (Q.No. 41)
41.
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Discussion:
15 comments Page 1 of 2.
Gaurav sharma said:
5 years ago
Loam means equal percentage of sand silt and clay fraction. So loam is not correct. Option C is stiff boulder clay it may be rite but the boulder is not clay. I think the correct answer is option D.
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Saqib khattak said:
6 years ago
Sandy clay loam: 20 to 35 per cent clay, less than 28 per cent silt, and 45 per cent or more sand.
Silty clay loam: 27 to 40 per cent clay and less than 20 per cent sand.
Silty clay loam: 27 to 40 per cent clay and less than 20 per cent sand.
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DhIRAJ said:
8 years ago
Sandy loam soils are made of approximately 60 percent sand, 10 percent clay and 30 percent silt particles.
Dhananjay said:
7 years ago
Silty clay loam should contain highest percentage of clay and not silt. Hence B can't be true.
Venu said:
7 years ago
According to me, option E) All the above is correct answer.
Kanneeswaran said:
6 years ago
Loam-mixture of sand silt clay of approx equal proportion.
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Ashish said:
7 years ago
Silty gravel, gravel percentage is more than silt.
Jcr said:
9 years ago
Option B is correct. It contains up to 80% silt.
Vinodh said:
8 years ago
All the above is the correct answer.
Subash said:
8 years ago
All of the above is correct answer.
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