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Some of the structural strength of a clayey material that is lost by remoulding is slowly recovered with time. This property of soils to undergo an isothermal gel-to-soil-to-gel transformation upon agitation and subsequent rest is termed :

Isotropy
Anisotropy
Thixotropy
Allotropy

Correct Answer: Thixotropy

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