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When the soil is fully saturated, then there are no air voids present in it.

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When the soil is fully saturated, then there are no air voids present in it.

(a) True

(b) False

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This interesting question is from Soil as Three Phase System topic in section Preliminary Definitions and Relationships of Geotechnical Engineering I

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The correct answer is (a) True

To elaborate: The air voids get filled with water leaving no air voids when the soil is fully saturated. When the soil is completely dry, then the soil will contain only air voids.

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