Question: Quick sand is (a) a sand which can act as a quick filter (b) a uniformly graded sand (c) a condition when cohesionless soil loses

Quick sand is (a) a sand which can act as a quick filter (b) a uniformly graded sand (c) a condition when cohesionless soil loses its shear strength due to upward flow water (d) the conditions focusing quick flow of water through the soil.

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