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The phase diagram is also known as _______

(a) soil grain diagram

(b) block diagram

(c) constituents diagram

(d) element diagram

I had been asked this question in an interview for internship.

The above asked question is from Soil as Three Phase System topic in portion Preliminary Definitions and Relationships of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Right answer is (b) block diagram

To explain: It is always convenient to show the constituents occupying separate spaces as blocks. In the phase diagram, the soil occupies the bottom position. Water and air occupy the middle and top positions.

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