The void ratio of a soil sample decreases from 1.50 to 1.25 when the pressure is increased from 25 tonnes/m2 to 50 tonnes/m2 , the coefficient of compressibility is (A) 0.01 (B) 0.02 (C) 0.05 (D) 0.001

The void ratio of a soil sample decreases from 1.50 to 1.25 when the pressure is increased from 25
tonnes/m2
 to 50 tonnes/m2
, the coefficient of compressibility is
(A) 0.01
(B) 0.02
(C) 0.05
(D) 0.001
by

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Answer :

(A) 0.01
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