NICET Construction Materials Testing – Soils Level I
certification exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR.BRAND
NEW!!
What are the requirements for the soil to make use of
sand cones? D1556 - ANSWER--It must have sufficient
cohesion to maintain stable sides and be firm enough to
withstand minor pressures exerted in digging the hole
without deforming
Sand cone method is not suitable for what? D1556 -
ANSWER--Organic, saturated, highly plastic soils,
granular material or soils containing appreciable amount of
material larger than 1.5"
,Describe the base plate of a sand cone. D1556 -
ANSWER--may be round or square,fall on the bottom,
have sufficient thickness to be rigid and will be a minimum
of 3" larger than the funnel
What should the results be rounded to in the sand cone
method?D1556 - ANSWER--nearest decimal or significant
digits
What should happen if a test location has small amounts
of oversize fractions during a sand cone test? D1556 -
ANSWER--The test should be stopped and moved to a
different location
, What should be used to fill the hole in the sand cone
method? D1556 - ANSWER--Free flowing sand of a
known density and volume.
When are larger apparatuses needed during a sand cone
test? D1556 - ANSWER--When particles are larger than
1.5"
What is the specification for sand used in the sand cone
method? D1556 - ANSWER--uniformly graded, free of
fines and fine sand particles and bulk density variation
should not be greater than 1%
certification exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR.BRAND
NEW!!
What are the requirements for the soil to make use of
sand cones? D1556 - ANSWER--It must have sufficient
cohesion to maintain stable sides and be firm enough to
withstand minor pressures exerted in digging the hole
without deforming
Sand cone method is not suitable for what? D1556 -
ANSWER--Organic, saturated, highly plastic soils,
granular material or soils containing appreciable amount of
material larger than 1.5"
,Describe the base plate of a sand cone. D1556 -
ANSWER--may be round or square,fall on the bottom,
have sufficient thickness to be rigid and will be a minimum
of 3" larger than the funnel
What should the results be rounded to in the sand cone
method?D1556 - ANSWER--nearest decimal or significant
digits
What should happen if a test location has small amounts
of oversize fractions during a sand cone test? D1556 -
ANSWER--The test should be stopped and moved to a
different location
, What should be used to fill the hole in the sand cone
method? D1556 - ANSWER--Free flowing sand of a
known density and volume.
When are larger apparatuses needed during a sand cone
test? D1556 - ANSWER--When particles are larger than
1.5"
What is the specification for sand used in the sand cone
method? D1556 - ANSWER--uniformly graded, free of
fines and fine sand particles and bulk density variation
should not be greater than 1%
