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The type of soil is loose dry sand. What is the coefficient of cohesion of the soil?

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The type of soil is loose dry sand. What is the coefficient of cohesion of the soil?

(a) 100

(b) 200

(c) 500

(d) 0

The question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

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Correct answer is (d) 0

The explanation: Loose dry sand is a cohesionless soil. So, the value of the coefficient of cohesion is 0.

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