When water content in a soil is reduced beyond the shrinkage limit, the soil will be in a

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• A soil sample is having a specific gravity of 2.60 and a void ratio of 0.78. The water content in percentage required to fully saturate the soil at that void ratio will be
• The maximum water content of a saturated soil at which a reduction in its moisture does not cause a decrease in volume of the soil, is called
• The ratio of the liquid limit minus the natural content of a soil to its plasticity index, is known as
• When the water table is under the base of the footing at a depth equal to half of the width of the footing, the bearing capacity of a soil is reduced to
• When the water table is close to the ground surface, the bearing capacity of a soil is reduced to
• When the plastic limit is equal to or greater than the liquid limit, then the plasticity index is
• The liquid limit minus plastic limit is termed as
• A line showing the dry density as a function of water content for soil containing no air voids, is called