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Determine plasticity index and classify soil using plasticity chart of 1-4 soils Plastic Limit 15 29 53 Liquid Limit 25 36 49 73 4
15. Which of the following is an Atterberg limit? Liquid limit Plastic limit Shrinkage limit All of the above 16. Effective size of soil particles is denoted by (a) D10. (b) D20. (c) D30. (d) D60. 17. A given volume of soil in natural occurrence consists of (a) solid particles only. (b) void spaces occupied by air and/or water. (c) solid particles and void spaces. (d) solid particles and void spaces occupied by air and/or water 18. Which of the...
1. A soil sample is taken from a small test hole in a soil borrow pit. The volume of the test hole is 5 ft. The wet mass of the soil is 18 kg and the dry mass is 21 kg. The specific gravity of the soil solids is 2.65. ( m 35. 3147ft)(1 kge 2.205 lb) ( 1 lb= 0.2248 N) Determine: a. Wet and dry density (Mg/m) b. Wet and dry unit weight (pcf) C. Water content (%)...
If a soil sample contains 80% sand and gravel and 20 % sit and clay. Its liquid limit equal 36 then, it could be classified as (d) None of the above (c) Fine soil (b) Sandy soil (a) Gravelly soil A sieve analysis was conducted on a soil specimen the out put results was as follows material retained on #4 = 25 % and on # 200 = 80 %. The soil could be classified as (c) Coarse grained soil...
The following table shows the lab results of a grain size analysis and Atterberg limits for an inorganic soil sample (initial total mass=1029) Assume you measured a liquid limit of 40% and plastic limit of 30% for the sample. Sieve Size/No. Equivalent Sieve Size (mm) Mass Retaining(s) Mass Passing (9) Percent Passing 3" 75 11 50 0 3 19 4.75 20 2 20 15 10 No. 60 5 4 4 4 0.003 2 2 2" 3/4" No. 4 No. 10...
How does Physical Weathering change the chemical composition of a rock material? It creates new, different minerals from the old minerals It doesn't change the chemical composition of a rock material It dissolves soluble minerals, moving ions into solutions It relies on chemical reactions to break down the minerals In the ASCE or USBR Rock Weathering Descriptors, the description of "Moderately Severe" says that all (minerals) except quartz are discolored or stained, and that all feldspars are dull, discolored and...