GATE Civil Engineering (CE) 2021 Shift 1 Solved Paper

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Based on drained triaxial shear tests on sands and clays, the representative variations of volumetric strain (ΔV/V) with the shear strain (γ) is shown in the figure.

Choose the CORRECT option regarding the representative behaviour exhibited by Curve P and Curve Q.

Curve P represents loose sand and normally consolidated clay, while urve Q represents dense sand and overconsolidated clay
Curve P represents dense sand and overconsolidated clay, while Curve Q represents loose sand and normally consolidated clay
Curve P represents dense sand and normally consolidated clay, while Curve Q represents loose sand and overconsolidated clay
Curve P represents loos sand and oveconsolidated clay, while Curve Q represents dense sand and normally consolidated clay

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