When a dam is built of impervious compressible soil, water is entrapp – McqOptions

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1.	When a dam is built of impervious compressible soil, water is entrapped in the pore space due to ___________
A.	Excessive pore pressure
B.	Volume change in the soil mass
C.	Low shear strength of soil
D.	Unstable soil mass
Answer» C. Low shear strength of soil

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