ICC Soils Chapter 6 Questions with
Correct Answers 2025
Given:MaMsampleMisMbroughtMintoMtheMlibraryMthatMcontainsM35%MoversizedMmaterialMretainedMon
MtheM3/4MinchMsieve.MTheMmaterialM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
CannotMbeMtestedMusingMrheMproctorMmethod
AccordingMtoMASTMMD4959,MtheMscaleMshouldMreadM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
ToMtheMnearestM0.1Mgram
WaterMcontentMpresentMinMtheMsoilMisMreportedMasM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-AMpercentage
Given:MAMsoilMsampleMwithM8%MretainedMonMtheM3/4MinchMsieve,MandM15%MretainedMonMtheMNo.M
4Msieve.MTheMminimumMsoilMsampleMweightMneededMtoMdetermineMwaterMcontentMisM-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-300-500Mgrams
Given:MAMsoilMsampleMisMtakenMoutMofManMovenMandMweighsM133.4Mgrams.MAfterMplacedMbackMint
oMtheMovenMandMthenMremoved/weighed,MtheMsampleMweighsM133.2Mgrams.MTheMcontainerMweig
hsM9Mgrams.MFromMtheMdata,MtheMtestM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
ShouldMbeMrepeated,MplacingMtheMcontainerMandMcontentsMbackMintoMtheMoven
TheMfollowingMconditionsMshouldMpreventMtheMuseMofMtheMsandMconeMtestMexceptM-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-UnsaturatedMsoils
Given:MaMsampleMofMsoilMweighingM2500MgramsMcontainsM27%MoversizedMmaterial.MTheMdryMdensi
tyMofMtheMsoilMisM133.3Mlbs/cu.ft.MTheMcorrectedMdryMdensityMofMtheMsoilMisMmostMlikelyM-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-137.1
Correct Answers 2025
Given:MaMsampleMisMbroughtMintoMtheMlibraryMthatMcontainsM35%MoversizedMmaterialMretainedMon
MtheM3/4MinchMsieve.MTheMmaterialM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
CannotMbeMtestedMusingMrheMproctorMmethod
AccordingMtoMASTMMD4959,MtheMscaleMshouldMreadM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
ToMtheMnearestM0.1Mgram
WaterMcontentMpresentMinMtheMsoilMisMreportedMasM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-AMpercentage
Given:MAMsoilMsampleMwithM8%MretainedMonMtheM3/4MinchMsieve,MandM15%MretainedMonMtheMNo.M
4Msieve.MTheMminimumMsoilMsampleMweightMneededMtoMdetermineMwaterMcontentMisM-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-300-500Mgrams
Given:MAMsoilMsampleMisMtakenMoutMofManMovenMandMweighsM133.4Mgrams.MAfterMplacedMbackMint
oMtheMovenMandMthenMremoved/weighed,MtheMsampleMweighsM133.2Mgrams.MTheMcontainerMweig
hsM9Mgrams.MFromMtheMdata,MtheMtestM-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
ShouldMbeMrepeated,MplacingMtheMcontainerMandMcontentsMbackMintoMtheMoven
TheMfollowingMconditionsMshouldMpreventMtheMuseMofMtheMsandMconeMtestMexceptM-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-UnsaturatedMsoils
Given:MaMsampleMofMsoilMweighingM2500MgramsMcontainsM27%MoversizedMmaterial.MTheMdryMdensi
tyMofMtheMsoilMisM133.3Mlbs/cu.ft.MTheMcorrectedMdryMdensityMofMtheMsoilMisMmostMlikelyM-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-137.1