Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Highway Research Board (HRB) classification of soils is based on

particle size composition
None of these
plasticity characteristics
both particle size composition and plasticity characteristics

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The effect of cohesion on a soil is to

reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity
increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity
increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity [GATE 99]
reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
With the increase in the amount of compaction energy

optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases
optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases
both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease[ES 93]
both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase

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