Question: What is the point of difference between a compaction curve for clean sands and gravel and compaction curve for silt / clay soils..? 1 .

What is the point of difference between a compaction curve for clean sands and gravel and compaction curve for silt/ clay soils..?
1. Compaction curve for clean sand and gravel has a less defined peak and /or a very irregular progression
2. Compaction curve for clean sand and gravel have two peaks_dry and throughly wtted condition
3. Compaction curve for silt/clay soils is right of the zero air void curve
4. Compaction curve is on the ZAV curve

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