Question

The range of degree of saturation is between 0 and 0.25 for a humid soil sample.

(a) True

(b) False

I had been asked this question in class test.

Question is taken from Void Ratio, Porosity and Degree of Saturation in section Preliminary Definitions and Relationships of Geotechnical Engineering I

Answer 1

Right answer is (a) True

Explanation: The range of degree of saturation is between 0 to 0.25 for humid, 0.25 to 0.5 for damp, 0.5 to 0.75 for moist and 0.75 to 1 for wet soil sample.