a) Why Montmoreillonite is different from Kaolinite and Illite. Explain your answer with the help of silica and gibbsite sheets arrangements of all three clay types. Use neat sketch to support your answer. b) What are various types of Unit weights? Also explain what is the main difference between submerged and saturated Unit weights?

a) Why Montmoreillonite is different from Kaolinite and Illite. Explain your answer with the help of silica and gibbsite sheets arrangements of all three clay types. Use neat sketch to support your answer. b) What are various types of Unit weights? Also explain what is the main difference between submerged and saturated Unit weights?

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