Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as___________________?

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering 13/06/2021

A. percentage of volume change of soil under saturated condition
B. ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state
C. ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids
D. none of the above

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