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Every process involving a decrease in the water content of a saturated soil without replacement of water by air is called _________

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Every process involving  a decrease in the water content of a saturated soil without replacement of water by air is called _________

(a) compression

(b) compressibility

(c) tension

(d) consolidation

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The question is from Consolidation Process topic in section One Dimensional Consolidation of Geotechnical Engineering I

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The correct choice is (d) consolidation

To elaborate: According to Terzaghi, every process involving a decrease in the water content of a saturated soil without replacement of water by air is the process of consolidation.

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