Problem $7$ The load settlement behavior of an in$-$situ soil deposit will be determined from laboratory odometer $($consolidation$)$ test. The type of soil specimen that will provide the most reliable loaddeformation characteristics is a soil sample obtained from:

$($A$)$ A thin walled pushed sampler $($Shelby tube$)$

$($B$)$ A standard penetration test sampler $($SPT or split spoon sampler$)$

$($C$)$ Trimmings from hand auger

$($D$)$ Trimmings extracted from the outside of an auger