Question

The removal of excess of water from the saturated soil mass is called __________

(a) Drainage and Dewatering

(b) Saturation

(c) None of the mentioned

(d) All of the mentioned

I have been asked this question by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

I would like to ask this question from Well Point System in chapter Drainage and Dewatering of Geotechnical Engineering I

Answer 1

Correct answer is (a) Drainage and Dewatering

To explain I would say: Drainage or dewatering is the process of removing the water from the water table for the purpose of excavation for construction purpose.