Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Which one of the following clays behaves like a dense sand ?

under-consolidated clay
over-consolidated ciay with a high over-consolidation ratio
normally consolidated clay
over-consolidated clay with a low over-consolidation ratio

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Coefficient of compressibility is

different for different types of soils and also different for a soil under different states of consolidation
constant for any type of soil
independent of type of soil but depends on the stress history of soil
different for different types of soils but same for a soil under different states of consolidation

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

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

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