ICC Soils Cards 1 – 89 Real Test Questions With Verified Answers

ICC Soils Cards 1 – 89 Real Test Questions With Verified Answers During a sieve analysis procedure, you ___ turn or manipulate fragments in the sample through the sieve by hand. - ANSWER cannot When performing a hydrometer test, water shall be maintained at or near ___. - ANSWER 68°F The soak time for the sample in solution during a Particle-Size Analysis shall be at least ___. - ANSWER 16 hours Hydrometer readings shall be taken from the ___. - ANSWER Top of the meniscus Two methods are used to prepare a test for liquid limit (LL), plastic limit (PL), and plasticity index (PI): - ANSWER wet, dry For the LL, PL and PI, the method of preparation shall be specified by the requesting authority and if no method is specified, us the ___ method. - ANSWER Wet Two methods are used for determining ___: Method A (multipoint) or Method B (one-point). - ANSWER Liquid Limit (LL) The method of preparation for the LL shall be specified by the requesting authority and if no method is specified, there is a dispute, or greater precision is required, use Method ____. - ANSWER A The LL, PL, and PI are performed on the portion of the soil that passes the ____ sieve. - ANSWER No. 40 The water content, in percent, of the soil at the arbitrarily defined boundary between liquid and plastic states is known as the ___. - ANSWER Liquid Limit (LL) The water content, in percent, of a soil at the boundary between the plastic and semi-solid states is known as the ___. - ANSWER Plastic Limit (PL) The ___ is calculated as the difference between the liquid limit and the plastic limit. The equation is as follows: ___ = __ - ___. - ANSWER Plasticity index; PI = LL - PL Originally there were six "limits of consistency" of fine-grained soils. Now LL, PL, and in some references, the shrinkage limit is known as the ____. - ANSWER Atterberg limits The Plastic Limit "hand method" requires placing a mass of soil on a glass plate, then - with your fingers - roll it into a ___ in diameter. - ANSWER 1/8 inch When sampling from a roadway, obtain at least ___ equal increments selected randomly from the unit being sampled. - ANSWER 3 If sampling from a stockpile of fine aggregate, always remove the ___ and sample the material beneath. - ANSWE