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____________ index is used to find settlement of soil.(a) Compression(b) Expansion(c) Recompression(d) ReloadingI got this question by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.My enquiry is from Geotechnical Engineering in chapter Other Major Topics in Civil Engineering of Basic Civil Engineering

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Right option is (a) Compression

Explanation: A plot is MADE between void RATIO (e) and log effective STRESS (logσ).It shows different curves CORRESPONDING to loading, UNLOADING and reloading of soil. Compression index Cc= ^– ∆e⁄∆logσ



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