Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Engineering

Q1:

The soil which contains finest grain particles, is

A coarse sand

B fine sand

C silt

D clay.

ANS:D - clay.

Gravel size greater than 2mm.
Sand 2-0.06mm.
Silt 0.06 - 0.002mm.
Clay 0.002 -0.0002mm.
So, the finest particles for clay. Silt having min size of 0.002 & clay having 0.001.
So the answer is clay.