Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 6 (Q.No. 1)
1.
Pick up the cohesive soil from the following:
Discussion:
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Bharathi.R said:
1 decade ago
How it is possible black cotton is cohesive soil? The correct answers is clay.
Imtiyaz said:
10 years ago
Correct answer is C please confirm right ya wrong.
Vamsi said:
10 years ago
Black cotton soil contain high montmorillonite which has high swell and shinkage character give options black cotton is purely cohesive soil.
Uday said:
9 years ago
Generally, the clay is cohesive but hear black cotton soil also cohesive greater than clay.
Keshav said:
9 years ago
Cohesive soil because its liquid limit is more than clay.
Liquid limit of clay - 40% to 150% but LL of black cotton soil is about 400 to 800%.
Liquid limit of clay - 40% to 150% but LL of black cotton soil is about 400 to 800%.
Snehal wankhede said:
9 years ago
Black cotton soil is cohesive soil, but clay also cohesive soil. So both are correct.
Aksh said:
8 years ago
Clay is the right answer.
Jhant dev said:
8 years ago
Yes, clay is the right answer.
Chaudhary said:
8 years ago
Black cotton soil is also clay.
Clay is a form of 3 minerals illite kaolinite and montmorillonite in black cotton mont is max.
So, the black cotton soil is also a clay soil.
Clay is a form of 3 minerals illite kaolinite and montmorillonite in black cotton mont is max.
So, the black cotton soil is also a clay soil.
Swap said:
8 years ago
Clay is also the right option.
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