Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Discussion

Discussion Forum : UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Section 3 (Q.No. 1)
1.
What is the type of soil structure having arrangement of soil particles with a 'face to face' or parallel orientation generally recognized as
Honeycomb structure
Single-grained structure
Flocculent structure
Dispersed structure
Answer: Option
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Discussion:
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MEGHA MANJU said:   7 years ago
DISPERSED STRUCTURE: the particles will have face to face contact.

FLOCCULATED STRUCTURE: Edge to edge or edge to face contact.
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Himanshu khandelwal said:   8 years ago
It's right Flocculent structure net force is attractive due to the edge to face.

Tashu said:   8 years ago
It's right Flocculent has an edge to edge or edge to face found in clay soils and dispersing have face to face also found in clay soil.

Sabah said:   9 years ago
FF go with Flocculent.

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