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Highly over consolidating clays tends to be _________

(a) sensitive

(b) normal sensitive

(c) less sensitive

(d) extra sensitive

I had been asked this question in class test.

The doubt is from Activity of Clays in section Index Properties Determination of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Right answer is (c) less sensitive

To explain I would say: This type of clay tends to have sensitive of 1(unity). Hence it is classified as in sensitive.

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