CM 3503 Test 1 Study Guide Questions
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Which of the following is true if the liquidity index is greater than 1? - Answer In-situ
moisture content is greater than the liquid limit
Metamorphic rocks may be produced by? - Answer Changing parent rocks by heat and
pressure
A sedimentary rock is formed by - Answer Weathered deposits compacted and cemented
together
Clay soils can have a capillary suction greater than 100 meters is the ugly clay mineral is present
- Answer true
The following assumption is not made for the application of stokes law for the hydrometer
analysis - Answer Clay mineral particles are flat and platy-like
Given the following information from a moisture content determination
Weight of the moist soil + container=63.5 g
Weight of oven dry soil + container=54.35 g
Weight of container=6.89 g - Answer 19.3%
which soil is the most well graded - Answer soil 1
the percentage of silt and clay sizes in soil 1 is - Answer 38%
the percentage of course-grained material in soil 4 is - Answer 87%
which of the soils is gap-graded - Answer soil 2
the uniformity coefficient for soil 2 is most nearly - Answer 23
the demarcation between gravel sized and sand sized particles is - Answer No.4 sieve
which soil contains the lowest percentage of silt and clay sizes - Answer soil 2
Fully Solved.
Which of the following is true if the liquidity index is greater than 1? - Answer In-situ
moisture content is greater than the liquid limit
Metamorphic rocks may be produced by? - Answer Changing parent rocks by heat and
pressure
A sedimentary rock is formed by - Answer Weathered deposits compacted and cemented
together
Clay soils can have a capillary suction greater than 100 meters is the ugly clay mineral is present
- Answer true
The following assumption is not made for the application of stokes law for the hydrometer
analysis - Answer Clay mineral particles are flat and platy-like
Given the following information from a moisture content determination
Weight of the moist soil + container=63.5 g
Weight of oven dry soil + container=54.35 g
Weight of container=6.89 g - Answer 19.3%
which soil is the most well graded - Answer soil 1
the percentage of silt and clay sizes in soil 1 is - Answer 38%
the percentage of course-grained material in soil 4 is - Answer 87%
which of the soils is gap-graded - Answer soil 2
the uniformity coefficient for soil 2 is most nearly - Answer 23
the demarcation between gravel sized and sand sized particles is - Answer No.4 sieve
which soil contains the lowest percentage of silt and clay sizes - Answer soil 2
