ICC Soils Chapter 8 Questions with
Correct Answers 2025
DryMdensityMisMusedMtoMmeasureMcompactionMinMtheMfieldMbecauseM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
TheMdryMdensityMofMmaterialMservesMasManMequalMconparisonMacrossMotherMmateriaksMbeingMtest
ed
ThermalizationMisMdefinedMasM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
TheMprocessMofM"slowingMdown"MfastMneutronsMbyMcollisionsMwithMlight-
weightMatoms,MsuchMasMhydrogen
ThisMmethodMassumesMthatM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
HydrogenMionsMpresentMinMtheMSoilsMareMinMtheMformMofMwater
Given:MwhileMonMaMgradingMproject,ManMinspectorMisMaskedMtoMtakeMaMdensityMofManM8-
inchMliftMjustMplaced.MInMorderMtoMprepareMtheMunevenMsurfaceMarea,MitMisMpermissibleMtoM-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-
RemoveMlooseMmaterial,MandMgradeMorMscrapeMtheMsurfaceMareaMtoMaMsmoothMcondition
StandardizationMofMtheMgaugeMisMtoMbeMperformedM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
Daily,MbeforeMtheMfirstMuse
TheMtestMmethodMdescribedMinMASTMMD6938MisMconsideredMaM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-Rapid,Mnon-
destructiveMtechniqueMtoMmeasureMwetMdensity
WhenMsamplingMforMwaterMcontentMcorrectionMorMoversizedMparticleMcorrection,MtheMsampleMsh
ouldMbeMtakenMfromMaMzoneMmeasuringM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
8MinchesMinMaMdiameterMandM6MinchesMinMdepthMwhenMtestingMaM6Minch-Mlift
Correct Answers 2025
DryMdensityMisMusedMtoMmeasureMcompactionMinMtheMfieldMbecauseM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
TheMdryMdensityMofMmaterialMservesMasManMequalMconparisonMacrossMotherMmateriaksMbeingMtest
ed
ThermalizationMisMdefinedMasM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
TheMprocessMofM"slowingMdown"MfastMneutronsMbyMcollisionsMwithMlight-
weightMatoms,MsuchMasMhydrogen
ThisMmethodMassumesMthatM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
HydrogenMionsMpresentMinMtheMSoilsMareMinMtheMformMofMwater
Given:MwhileMonMaMgradingMproject,ManMinspectorMisMaskedMtoMtakeMaMdensityMofManM8-
inchMliftMjustMplaced.MInMorderMtoMprepareMtheMunevenMsurfaceMarea,MitMisMpermissibleMtoM-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-
RemoveMlooseMmaterial,MandMgradeMorMscrapeMtheMsurfaceMareaMtoMaMsmoothMcondition
StandardizationMofMtheMgaugeMisMtoMbeMperformedM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
Daily,MbeforeMtheMfirstMuse
TheMtestMmethodMdescribedMinMASTMMD6938MisMconsideredMaM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-Rapid,Mnon-
destructiveMtechniqueMtoMmeasureMwetMdensity
WhenMsamplingMforMwaterMcontentMcorrectionMorMoversizedMparticleMcorrection,MtheMsampleMsh
ouldMbeMtakenMfromMaMzoneMmeasuringM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
8MinchesMinMaMdiameterMandM6MinchesMinMdepthMwhenMtestingMaM6Minch-Mlift