Civil Engineering > GATE 2024 SET-1 > Soil Properties
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A
Swell potential of soil decreases with an increase in the shrinkage limit.
B
Both loose and dense sands with different initial void ratios can attain similar void ratio upon ultimate compression.
C
Among the several corrections to be applied to the SPT-N value, the dilatancy correction is applied before all other corrections.
D
In electrical resistivity tomography, the depth of current penetration is half of the spacing between the electrodes.

Correct : c

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