Question

In standard compactor test, soil is compacted into _____________ layers.

(a) 2

(b) 4

(c) 3

(d) 5

I got this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

The origin of the question is Compaction topic in portion Compaction of Geotechnical Engineering I

Answer 1

Right answer is (c) 3

For explanation I would say: The standard compactor test consists of compacting the soil at various water contents in the mould, in three equal layers, each layer being given 25 blows from the rammer.