What is meant by the shear strength of soils? O A. Shear strength of a soil is its internal resistance to deformations. O B. Shear strength of a soil is its iexternal resistance shearing stresses. O C. Shear strength of a soil is its internal resistance to shearing strains. O D. Shear strength of a soil is its internal resistance to shearing stresses. QUESTION 14 Some soils show a peak shear strength? O A. These soils are generally firm (e.g. normally consolidated clays) and the confining stresses are large enough to suppress B. These soils are generally dense and are large enough to O C. These soils are generally dense (e g. dense sands and overconsolidated clays) and the confining stresses are not large enough to suppress dilation. O D. These soils are generally LOOSE (e g. loose sands and underconsolidated clays) and the confining stresses are large enough to suppress dilation. suppress dilation. dilation.

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Soil engineering for highway design

Soil engineering is a part of geotechnical engineering that deals with the characteristics of soil. It also helps to understand the behavior of the soil in different conditions. The basic concepts of soil are studied to check the strength, compressibility, and porosity of the soil. This makes soil engineering an important topic for civil engineering.