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The amount of compaction greatly affects ___________

(a) Water content and Maximum dry density

(b) Saturation of soil

(c) None of the mentioned

(d) All of the mentioned

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The origin of the question is Factors Affecting Compaction in chapter Compaction of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Right choice is (a) Water content and Maximum dry density

Best explanation: The amount of compaction affects maximum dry density and optimum water content of a given soil. The effect of increasing the compactive energy results in an increase in the maximum dry density and decrease in the optimum water content.

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