The compression curve (void ratio, e vs. effective stress, o) for a certain clayey soil is a straight line in a semi-logarithmic plot and it passes through the points (e = 1.2; o = 50 kPa) and (e=0.6; o = 800 kPa). The compression index (up to two decimal places) of the soil is

The compression curve (void ratio, e vs. effective stress, o) for a certain clayey soil is a straight line in a semi-logarithmic plot and it passes through the points (e = 1.2; o = 50 kPa) and (e=0.6; o = 800 kPa). The compression index (up to two decimal places) of the soil is

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The compression curve (void ratio, e vs. effective
stress, o) for a certain clayey soil is a straight
line in a semi-logarithmic plot and it passes
through the points (e = 1.2; o
= 50 kPa) and
(e = 0.6; o = 800 kPa). The compression index
(up to two decimal places) of the soil is

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