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What is the significance of large or small California Bearing Ratio (C.B.R) value.And why is it that the C.B.R value of a soil sample changes when the sample was soaked with water?

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781305970939

Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Chapter17: Subsoil Exploration

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 17.1P

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