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Download Solution PDFWhich among the following pair of soil structure are composite structure?
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Composite soil structure:
- Based on the relative proportion of fine-grained particles and coarse-grained particles,
This structure can be divided into two types :
Cohesive Matrix
- In this case, clay content is more as compared to coarse-grained particles as a result of which bulky particles are not capable to have particle-by-particle contact.
Coarse Grain Skeleton
- In this case, the empty spaces in single-grained structures which are termed voids are filled with clay particles.
Additional InformationThere are five types of soil structures:
- Honeycomb Structure
- Single-Grained Structure
- Flocculent Structure
- Dispersed Structure
- Composite Soil Structure
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