Most suitable material for highway embankments is (A) Granular soil (B) Organic soil (C) Silts (D) Clays

Most suitable material for highway embankments is
(A) Granular soil
(B) Organic soil
(C) Silts
(D) Clays
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Answer: Option A
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The earthen embankments constructed parallel to the river banks at some suitable distance for flood control, are known as (A) Floods walls (B) Dikes (C) Levees (D) Both (b) and (c)

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The internal molecular attraction of a soil, the cohesion (A) Decreases as the moisture content increases (B) Increases as the moisture content decreases (C) Is more in well compacted clays (D) Depends upon the external applied load

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