ICC Soils Exam Questions with all Correct Answers
____is the most effective, economical and widely used methods of soil improvement and densification. - ANSWER-Compaction
."and" gravel, and silt... - ANSWER-> 35
."some" sand - ANSWER-10-20
."trace" - ANSWER-1-10%
.#200 - ANSWER-Siev...
ICC Soils Exam Questions with all
Correct Answers
____is the most effective, economical and widely used methods of soil improvement
and densification. - ANSWER-Compaction
."and" gravel, and silt... - ANSWER-> 35
."some" sand - ANSWER-10-20
."trace" - ANSWER-1-10%
.#200 - ANSWER-Sieve fines will pass through?
.AASHTO - ANSWER-not commonly used, Amer. Assoc. of State Highway &
Transportation Officials
.Although Atterberg proposed five limits only the following three are in common useage
today. - ANSWER-Liquid Limit
Plastic limit
Shrinkage limit
.As e ___ density increases - ANSWER-decreases
.As e _____ strength increases - ANSWER-decreases
.As e ________ permeability - ANSWER-decreases
.Atterberg Limits - ANSWER-Liquid Limit - water content level at which the soil
passes from a liquid to a plastic state
• Plastic Limit - decreasing water content;
Limit at which the soil passes into a semisolid state
• Shrinkage Limit - continued decreasing water
content;
Limit at which soil becomes a solid and no longer
shrinks in volume with decreasing water content
.Atterberg limits - ANSWER-LL, PL, and PI
.Atterberg Limits provide a means for classifying ___? - ANSWER-the plasticity of clay
soil.
.Boring Methods - ANSWER-soil, rock, and pits
, .Boudler ____ mm - ANSWER->200
.Bulk Density - ANSWER-p = Mass total/volume total
.C - ANSWER-clay (symbol)
.CH - ANSWER-clay with high plasticity (symbol)
.chapter 4 - ANSWER-
.Chapter 6 - ANSWER-
.Chemical weathering - ANSWER-Decomposition due to oxidation, reduction,
carbonation and other chemical processes
.CL - ANSWER-clay with low plasticity (symbol)
.Classifications of soil by particle size - ANSWER-Boulder, cobble, gravel, sand, silt and
clay
.Clay _____mm - ANSWER-<0.002 mm
.Clay Landslides - ANSWER-If clay undergoes high enough stress, it turns to liquid
ooze
.Coarse grained - ANSWER-cohesionless soils such as gravel and sand
.Coarse-grained (retained on #200 sieve) - ANSWER-gravel and sand
.cohesionless soils - ANSWER-Particle-size distribution
• Shape of particles
• Clay content
• In-place density and relative density
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