ICC (EC) Soils 1 – 130 Questions with Correct Answers 2025

ICC (EC) Soils 1 – 130 Questions with
Correct Answers 2025
InformationMforMtheMICCM(EC)MSoilsMSpecialMInspectorMexamMcanMbeMfoundMinMtheM___.MItMisMupda
tedM___.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-NationalMCertificationMExaminationMInformationMBulletin



everyMsixMmonths



WhatMreferencesMareMallowedMtoMbeMbroughtMtoMtheMICCM(EC)MSoilsMSpecialMInspectorMexam?M-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-GeotechnicalMTesting,MObservation,MandMDocumentation



Soils,MEarthwork,MandMFoundations

SpecialMInspectionMManualM2012

InternationalMBuildingMCodeM2015

ASTMMStandardsMasMReferencedMinMtheMIBC

ASTMMReferences:M(2016)

DM75-14

DM422-63M(2007)

DM698-12e1

DM1556-07

DM1557-12

DM2487-11

DM2488-09a

DM4318-10e1

DM4718-87M(2007)

DM4959-07

DM6938-10

,TheMICCM(EC)MSoilsMSpecialMInspectorMexamMexpectedMrangeMofMknowledgeM(ERK)MisMdividedMinto
McontentMareas:M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-GeneralMRequirements



Sampling,MClassification,MandMLaboratoryMTestMResults

GradingMPlansMandMSiteMPreparation

FillMMonitoringMandMTesting



TestMMethodMASTMMD1556M(sandMcone)MisMapplicableMforMsoilsMwithoutMconsiderableMamountsM
ofMrockMorMcoarseMmaterialsMgreaterMthanM____MinMdiameter.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-1.5"



ASTMMD1556M(sandMcone)MisMnotMsuitableMforM___,M___,orM___MsoilsMthatMwouldMdeformMorMcom
pressMduringMtheMexcavationMofMtheMtestMhole.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-OrganicM

SaturatedM

HighlyMplastic



TheMtestMholeMvolumeMforMaMsandMconeMtestMwillMdependMonMtheManticipatedM___MinMtheMsoilMtoM
beMtested.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-MaximumMparticleMsize



BulkMdensityMtestsMofMsandMwillMbeMconductedMatMmaximumMintervalsMofM___,MwhenMaMnewMbatc
hMarrives,MorMafterManyMpotentialMchangesMhaveMtakenMplace.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-14Mdays



ForMASTMMD6938M*In-
PlaceMDensityMandMWaterMContentMbyMNuclearMMethods*,MProcedureMAMdescribesM___MandMPro
cedureMBMdescribesMtheM___.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-DirectMtransmissionM

BackscatterMposition



TheM*ratioMofMtheMmassMofMwater*McontainedMinMtheMporeMspacesMofMsoilMorMsoil-
aggregateM*toMtheMsolidMmass*MofMparticlesMinMtheMmaterialsMexpressedMasMaMpercentageMisMthe
M____.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-gravimetricMwaterMcontent

, TheM*volumeMofMwater*MasMaM*percentMofMtheMtotalMvolumeMofMsoilMorMrock*MmaterialMisMtheM__
_.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-volumetricMwaterMcontent



StandardizationMofMtheMnuclearMgaugeMshallMbeMperformedM___.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
atMtheMstartMofMeachMday'sMuse



PerformMstandardizationMandMoperationMofMtheMgaugeMatMleastM___MmetersM(M___feet)MawayMfro
mMotherMgauges,MlargeMmassesMofMwater,MorMotherMitemsMthatMcanMaffectMtheMreferenceMcountMr
ate.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-9M(M30M)



ForMnuclearMgaugeMstandardization,MtakeMatMleastM___MrepetitiveMreadingsMtoMobtainMtheMmean.M
-MCORRECTMANSWERM-4



If,MforManyMreason,MtheMnuclearMgaugeMreadingMbecomesMsuspectMduringMtheMday'sMuse,MyouMsho
uldM____.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-performManotherMstandardizationMcheck



ForMASTMMD6938MalwaysMselectMaMtestMlocationMatMleastM___MmmM(___in)MawayMfromManyMvertic
alMmassMorMwhenMtestsMareMtoMbeMconductedMinMaMtrenchMwithinM___MmmM(___in)MofMaMverticalM
project,MfollowMtheMmanufacturer'sMcorrectionMprocedures.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-150M=M6M

600M=M24



IfMtheMnuclearMgaugeMisMtoMbeMusedMcontinuouslyMorMintermittentlyMthroughoutMtheMday,MitMisMbe
stMtoMleaveMitMinMtheM"_____"Mcondition.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-PowerMon



TheM*maximum*MvoidMdepthMbeneathMtheMgaugeMshallMnotMexceedMtheM___MmmM=M____in.MUse
M___MorM___MnotMgreaterMthanM___mmM=M___inMtoMfillMtheMvoids.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-


3M(M1/8"M)

nativeMfinesMorMfineMsandM

3M(M1/8"M)