Question

The height of free fall in Abbot compaction test is _______ cm.

(a) 35

(b) 31

(c) 45.72

(d) 43

This question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

The origin of the question is The Dietert, Abbot Compaction Test and Jodhpur Mini Compactor Test in division Compaction of Geotechnical Engineering I

Answer 1

The correct option is (a) 35

For explanation: The height of free fall in Abbot compaction test is 35 cm above the base. For the Standard Proctor test, the height of free fall is 31 cm and for Modified Proctor test, the height of free fall is 45.72 cm.