engineering recuitment DDA JE Civil 2023 Mock Test Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Consolidation
Select the correct option for the given statements.
Statement
1: Consolidation is due to a reduction in the volume of air voids at a given water content.
Statement
2: In compaction volume reduction is due to expulsion of pore water from voids.
1
Both statement 1 and statement 2 are false
2
Both statements 1 and statement 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1
3
Both statements 1 and statement 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1
4
Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false