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

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

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The admixture of coarser particles like sand or silt to clay causes

increase in both liquid limit and plasticity index
decrease in liquid limit and increase in plasticity index
decrease in liquid limit and no change in plasticity index
decrease in both liquid limit and plasticity index

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

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

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