The property of clays by virtue of which they regain, if left alone for a time, a part of the strength
lost due to remoulding at unaltered moisture content, is known as
The property of soil due to which loss of strength on
remoulding can be regained if left undisturbed for
sometime is known as "Thixotropy".
Increase in strength with passage of time is due to
tendency of clay soil to regain their chemical
equilibrium with the reorientation of water molecule in
adsorbed layer.
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