ICC Soils 71 – 89 Questions with Correct
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TestMMethodMASTMMD1556M(sandMcone)MisMapplicableMforMsoilsMwithoutMconsiderableMamountsM
ofMrockMorMcoarseMmaterialsMgreaterMthanM____MinMdiameter.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-1.5"
ASTMMD1556M(sandMcone)MisMnotMsuitableMforM___,M___,orM___MsoilsMthatMwouldMdeformMorMcom
pressMduringMtheMexcavationMofMtheMtestMhole.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-Organic;
Saturated;
HighlyMplastic
TheMtestMholeMvolumeMforMaMsandMconeMtestMwillMdependMonMtheManticipatedM___MinMtheMsoilMtoM
beMtested.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-MaximumMparticleMsize
BulkMdensityMtestsMofMsandMwillMbeMconductedMatMmaximumMintervalsMofM___,MwhenMaMnewMbatc
hMarrives,MorMafterManyMpotentialMchangesMhaveMtakenMplace.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-14Mdays
ForMASTMMD6938M*In-
PlaceMDensityMandMWaterMContentMbyMNuclearMMethods*,MProcedureMAMdescribesM___MandMPro
cedureMBMdescribesMtheM___.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-DirectMtransmission;
BackscatterMposition
TheM*ratioMofMtheMmassMofMwater*McontainedMinMtheMporeMspacesMofMsoilMorMsoil-
aggregateM*toMtheMsolidMmass*MofMparticlesMinMtheMmaterialsMexpressedMasMaMpercentageMisMthe
M____.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-gravimetricMwaterMcontent
TheM*volumeMofMwater*MasMaM*percentMofMtheMtotalMvolumeMofMsoilMorMrock*MmaterialMisMtheM__
_.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-volumetricMwaterMcontent
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TestMMethodMASTMMD1556M(sandMcone)MisMapplicableMforMsoilsMwithoutMconsiderableMamountsM
ofMrockMorMcoarseMmaterialsMgreaterMthanM____MinMdiameter.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-1.5"
ASTMMD1556M(sandMcone)MisMnotMsuitableMforM___,M___,orM___MsoilsMthatMwouldMdeformMorMcom
pressMduringMtheMexcavationMofMtheMtestMhole.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-Organic;
Saturated;
HighlyMplastic
TheMtestMholeMvolumeMforMaMsandMconeMtestMwillMdependMonMtheManticipatedM___MinMtheMsoilMtoM
beMtested.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-MaximumMparticleMsize
BulkMdensityMtestsMofMsandMwillMbeMconductedMatMmaximumMintervalsMofM___,MwhenMaMnewMbatc
hMarrives,MorMafterManyMpotentialMchangesMhaveMtakenMplace.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-14Mdays
ForMASTMMD6938M*In-
PlaceMDensityMandMWaterMContentMbyMNuclearMMethods*,MProcedureMAMdescribesM___MandMPro
cedureMBMdescribesMtheM___.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-DirectMtransmission;
BackscatterMposition
TheM*ratioMofMtheMmassMofMwater*McontainedMinMtheMporeMspacesMofMsoilMorMsoil-
aggregateM*toMtheMsolidMmass*MofMparticlesMinMtheMmaterialsMexpressedMasMaMpercentageMisMthe
M____.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-gravimetricMwaterMcontent
TheM*volumeMofMwater*MasMaM*percentMofMtheMtotalMvolumeMofMsoilMorMrock*MmaterialMisMtheM__
_.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-volumetricMwaterMcontent