Question

For a fully saturated soil sample, the degree of saturation is ______

(a) 0

(b) 0.5

(c) 0.8

(d) 1

I got this question in a national level competition.

I need to ask this question from Void Ratio, Porosity and Degree of Saturation topic in division Preliminary Definitions and Relationships of Geotechnical Engineering I

Answer 1

Correct choice is (d) 1

Easiest explanation: For a fully saturated soil sample, the volume of water is equal to the volume of voids and hence the degree of saturation is equal to one.