What type of soil has the lowest shear strength?
A. Silt
B. Gravel
C. Clay
D. Sand
E. 1
Solution (By Examveda Team)
Silt has very fine particles and lacks cohesion and internal friction.This makes it prone to liquefaction and slope failures under load.In contrast, clay has cohesion and sand/gravel have frictional resistance.This Question Belongs to Geological Engineering >> Engineering Properties Of Rocks And Soils
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