Question

The number of layers of soil compaction depends on ___________

(a) Type of soil and Amount of compaction required

(b) Water content of soil

(c) None of the mentioned

(d) All of the mentioned

The question was posed to me during an online exam.

My question is taken from Field Compaction Test topic in section Compaction of Geotechnical Engineering I

Answer 1

The correct option is (a) Type of soil and Amount of compaction required

To elaborate: The number of soil layers and number of tamps per layers depends upon the type of soil and the amount of compaction required.