The soils most susceptible to liquefaction are:

Q. The soils most susceptible to liquefaction are:

A

Saturated dense sand

B

Saturated fine and medium sands of uniform particle size

C

Saturated clays of uniform size

D

Saturated gravel and cobbles

Solution:

Liquefaction is a phenomenon in which the strength and stiffness of a soil is reduced by earthquake shaking or other rapid loading.
Poorly drained fine-grained soils such as sandy, silty, and gravelly soils are the most susceptible to liquefaction.

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