To provide inverted filter to improve the hearing capacity of soil the plasticity index of blanketing material should not be greater than a) 15* b) 20 c) 27 d) 35

To provide inverted filter to improve the hearing capacity of soil the plasticity index of  blanketing material should not be greater than
a) 15*
b) 20
c) 27
d) 35
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a) 15*
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