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Earthwork Exam 1 –Questions With Well Detailed
Solutions

Station cross section problem Right Ans - ((EA + EA)/2) x (L/27)

Station Right Ans - horizontal distance of 100 ft

Plan view Right Ans - horizontal alignment

Profile view Right Ans - vertical plane cut through the centerline of the
work

Cross section view Right Ans - vertical section at right angles to the
centerline of the work

Stripping Right Ans - removing upper layer of amterial before excavation

In situ Right Ans - natural undisturbed in place soil or rock

Cohesive material Right Ans - soil having strong interparticle attractive
forces

Plasticity Right Ans - capability of being molded

Shrinkage Right Ans - volume reduction usually occurring when soils or
rock are subjected to moisture or mechanical compaction

Swell Right Ans - a volume increase occuring when soils or rocks are
excavated and loosened from the earths crust

Five major types of soil Right Ans - gravel, sand, clay, silt, and organic
matter

liquid limit Right Ans - the water content at which a soil passes from the
plastic to the liquid state. High LL values are soils with high compressibility

optimum water content Right Ans - amount of water required for a given
soil to reach maximum density

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