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A soil that is not fully consolidated is called ___________

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A soil that is not fully consolidated is called ___________

(a) normally consolidated

(b) pre-consolidated

(c) over- consolidated

(d) under-consolidated

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Enquiry is from Consolidation of Undisturbed Specimen topic in division One Dimensional Consolidation of Geotechnical Engineering I

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The correct option is (d) under-consolidated

For explanation: If the initial vertical effective stress is greater than the pre-consolidated stress then the soil will be under consolidated soil. It means that the soil is still in the process of consolidating under a previously applied load. Therefore, a soil that is not fully consolidated is called under-consolidated.

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