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The air voids line contains ___________

(a) constant percentage air voids

(b) water voids

(c) varying percentage air voids

(d) specific gravity of solids

This question was posed to me during an online exam.

My query is from Modified Proctor Test and Harvard Miniature Compaction Test topic in chapter Compaction of Geotechnical Engineering I

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The correct answer is (a) constant percentage air voids

The best explanation: A line that shows the water content – dry density relation for the compacted soil containing a constant percentage air voids is known as air voids line.

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