Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 1 (Q.No. 16)
16.
Pick up the clay soil group which does not swell when wet from the following :
Kaolinite group
Illite group
Vermiculite group
Montrorillonite group.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Raihan KAIZEN said:   7 years ago
Kaolinite is nonexpendable, because of its strong hydrogen bond. So, the right answer is A.

Bijay Tandon said:   7 years ago
A is the correct answer because of no swelling & shrinkage.

Rupesh said:   6 years ago
Kaolinite a highly stable 1:1 (silica: gibbsite) mineral which is non-swelling with a relatively small surface area, and low adsorptive capacity.

So, the correct answer is Kaolinite.

Sathish said:   6 years ago
Kaolinite group is the correct answer.

Sahil rathod said:   6 years ago
What is a mite group and vermiculite group?

Tanmoy Karmakar said:   6 years ago
Kaolinite group is Minimum swelling and shrinking properties than other groups.

Mayur said:   6 years ago
What is Vermiculite group?

Ali Zafar said:   6 years ago
Only Answer B is right. Actually Illite is a group of closely related non-expanding clay minerals. Option C and D are directly responsible for swelling. Option A is near to right but B is clearly non-expanding material.

Jasmin said:   6 years ago
As pet NPTEL, swelling of montmorillite> illite> Kaolinite.

S k gupta said:   6 years ago
Kaolinite no change.

Illite medium change.

Montmorillonite maximum change.


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