a) What does permeability mean; Explain by comparing the permeability of cohesive and non-cohesive soils. What experiments measure the permeability of cohesive and non-cohesive soils in the laboratory? b- What is thixotropy? Explain by thixotropy whether the foundation of the structure to be supported by the pile foundation, which is produced by excavating on a clay ground, is right after the pile construction and the loading of the piles is correct?

a) What does permeability mean; Explain by comparing the permeability of cohesive and non-cohesive soils. What experiments measure the permeability of cohesive and non-cohesive soils in the laboratory? b- What is thixotropy? Explain by thixotropy whether the foundation of the structure to be supported by the pile foundation, which is produced by excavating on a clay ground, is right after the pile construction and the loading of the piles is correct?

Construction Materials, Methods and Techniques (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305086272

Author:William P. Spence, Eva Kultermann

Publisher:William P. Spence, Eva Kultermann

Chapter5: Soils

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