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Rise in temperature___________soil suction.

(a) Decreases

(b) Increases

(c) Removed

(d) None of the mentioned

This question was addressed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

The above asked question is from Capillary Tension, Capillary Potential and Soil Suction in chapter Soil Water Effective and Neutral Stresses of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Correct answer is (a) Decreases

Easiest explanation: Rise in temperature results in a decrease of surface tension (TC) and hence decrease in soil suction.

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