In accordance with the Unified Soils Classification System, a soil grain having a size greater than No.200 sieve opening(0.074mm) but less than that of a No. 4 sieve (4.75mm opening) is called

A granular soil deposit is considered medium dense if the blow count of a standard penetration test is between

If the ground water table in a soil formation rises as a result of flooding, the bearing capacity of the soil

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a cohesionless soil

In a standard penetration test, medium dense sand have number of blows of:

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At what temperature (Degree Celsius) at which liquid water has the highest density?

The pressure exerted onto a liquid is transmitted equally and undiminished to all portions of the liquid. This principle in fluid mechanics is known as:

Which of the following is not a characteristic of cohesive soil

When the path lines of the individual particles of a flowing liquid are irregular curves and continually cross each other and form a complicated network, the flow is called

A line joining the points of highest elevation of water in a series of vertical open pipes rising from a pipeline in which water flows under pressure is referred to as

A pressure surge or wave caused when a fluid in motion is forced to stop or change direction suddenly (momentum change) is referred to in hydraulics as

Is the component of shear strength of arock or soil that is independent of interparticle friction

A phenomenon in which the strength and stiffness of a soil is reduced by earthquake shaking or other rapid loading

A pike of sand keeps from spreading out like a liquid because the weight of the sand keeps the grains stuck together in their current arrangement, mostly out of static friction. This weight and pressure is called

Which of the following is not a soil component?

A practice or procedure used to assess the particle size distribution (also called gradation) of a granular material. The size distribution is often of critical importance to the way the material performs ins use

According to USCS, what do you call a soil grain with grain size greater than 4.75mm but less than 75mm?

Which of the following does not affect the settlement of a footing

Section302.4.1 NSCP. Steepness of the fill(above natural ground) shall not exceed

Section 302.2.2 NSCP. Steepness of the cut shall not exceed

A cohesive soil deposit is considered soft if the unconfined compression strength, in kPa, is between

A cohesive soil deposit is considered medium if the unconfined compression strength, in kPa, is between

A cohesive soil deposit is considered stiff clay if the unconfined compression strength, in kPa, is between

A cohesive soil deposit is considered very stiff clay if the unconfined compression strength, in kPa, is between

A cohesive soil deposit is considered hard if the unconfined compression strength, in kPa, is between

It is the instantaneous process of reducing the volume voids due to expulsion of pore air

It is a time dependent process of reducing the volume voids durle to expulsion of pore water and plastic readjustment of soil solids

It is defined as the deformation of soil due to vertical stress. Also, defined as the vertical movement of the ground due to increased vertical stresses are applied to the ground surface

Caused by elastic deformation of dry, moist and saturated soils, without any change in moisture content.

Caused by a volume change in saturated cohesive soils due to expulsion of water that occupies the void spaces.

Caused by plastic readjustment of soil fabrics. it is an additional form of compression that occurs at constant effective stress

A material is _________ if it contains continuous voids

It states that the velocity of flow of water through saturated soil is directly proportional to the hydraulic gradient

A test in which the hydraulic gradient is constant throughout the duration of experiment

A test in which the hydraulic gradient is continuously changing through the duration of experiment

The pressure exerted onto a liquid is transmitted equally and undiminished to all portions of the liquid. This principle in fluid mechanics is known as

In any stream flowing steadily without friction the total energy contained is the same at every point in it's path of flow. This principle is attributed to

Atmospheric pressure at sea level

Unit weight of air (at sea level and at 15°C)

What is the largest grain size that may pass through a No. 200 sieve?

It is the stress resulting from particle-to-particle contact of soil

It is the stress induced by water-pressure

The ratio, expressed as a percentage of the amount if consolidation at a given time within soil mass, to the total amount of consolidation obtainable under a given stress condition

It is the parameter used to describe the rate at which saturated clay or other soil undergoes consolidation, or compaction, when subjected to an increase in pressure

It is the volume decrease of aunit volume of soil per unit increase of effective pressure during compression

It is the parameter used to find the consolidation coefficient with time taken for consolidation settlement in soil. it is non dimensional number

It is the slope of void ratio pressure curve when both are plotted on an arithmetic scale

The same idea that water moves upwards through a small tube against the force of gravity, water in soil moves upwards through a soil pores or the spaces between soil particles.

It is used to determine the in-situ denseness or looseness of a granular soil

It is the densification of soil by removal of air which requires mechanical energy

The degree of compaction measured in terms of what?

The moisture content at which the maximum dry unit weight is attained is called

It is defined as the ratio of the in-place, dry density of a soil or aggregate to the test maximum dry density of the same soil or aggregate when compacted by a specific test method

What are the soil compaction apparatus?

Lab experiment to determine the optimum moisture content at which the soil can achieve it's maximum dry density

Approximately how many times is the pressure of mercury greater than the pressure exerted by water

A common method to measure the shear strength parameters of soil or rock material

A soil mass is said to be in plastic equilibrium

soil shall be considered expansive if plasticity index is _____ or greater