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For fine-grained soil what type of dewatering system can be used?

(a) Electro-osmosis method

(b) Shallow well system

(c) Deep well system

(d) Vacuum method

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My enquiry is from Seepage Analysis topic in chapter Drainage and Dewatering of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Right choice is (d) Vacuum method

Explanation: For fine-grained soils, the well point system can be extended by the vacuum method.

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