Question

When compacted dry of optimum, the structure of clay is always ___________

(a) Flocculated

(b) Dispersed

(c) Disoriented

(d) Honey comb shaped

This question was addressed to me in semester exam.

This question is from Effect of Compaction on Soil Properties topic in section Compaction of Geotechnical Engineering I

Answer 1

Correct choice is (a) Flocculated

For explanation I would say: As the structure of compacted clay is complicated and increasingly oriented, the structure of clay is always flocculated.