Which of the following statements is correct ?

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering 25/01/2023

A. Uniformity coefficient represents the shape of the particle size distribution curve
B. For a well graded soil, both uniformity coefficient and coefficient of curvature are nearly unity
C. A soil is said to be well graded if it has most of the particles of about the same size
D. none of the above

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