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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Tsehay said:
8 years ago
Both clay and black cotton soil are cohesive but the cohesiveness of black soil is higher than clay soil b/c the internal interlocking of soil particles in black cotton soil is weaker than that of clay.
Himanshu negi said:
8 years ago
Here, it is asked for most cohesive soil.
Pawar said:
8 years ago
What is cohesive soil?
Viru kapoor said:
7 years ago
The black cotton soil is the correct answer.
It is a type of clay with most swells properties.
It is a type of clay with most swells properties.
Shama said:
7 years ago
Guys all clays are not cohesive. There are soils having particle size less than 2 micro metre but having no cohesion. Whereas black cotton soil has cohesive properties.
Simran said:
7 years ago
Clay is the cohesive soil. Black cotton soil is residual soil.
Jayes said:
6 years ago
@Simran.
Black cotton soil is expansive soil.
Black cotton soil is expansive soil.
Seenu said:
6 years ago
First of all, clay is not a cohesive soil it's only a c-phi soil. The best example of cohesive soil is undrained clay.
Augustine said:
5 years ago
@Keshav.
Thank you for your explanation.
Thank you for your explanation.
Faisalabadi said:
4 years ago
Clay and black cotton soil both are cohesivebut black cotton soil is more cohesive then clay.
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