ICC Soils Chapter 4 Questions with
Correct Answers 2025
WhatMisMoversizeMfraction?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
SoilsMthatMareMretainedMonMtheM3/4MinchMsieveMthatMcannotMbeMtestedMusingMaMproctorMmethod
TheMmodifiedMproctorMproduces:M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
AMhigherMmaximumMdryMdensityMandMaMlowerMoptimumMmoistureMcontentMthanMtheMstandardMpr
octor
TheMstandardMproctorMuses:M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-LessMeffortMthanMaMmodifiedMproctor
WhichMmaterialMisMtheMmodifiedMproctorMlimitedMtoMtesting?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
MaterialMpassingMtheM3/8"MsieveMwhenMMethodMBMisMused
AccordingMtoMtheMStandardMTestMMethodMforMLaboratoryMCompactionMCharacteristicsMofMSoilMUsi
ngMModifiedMEffortMl,MperformingMaMproctorMtestMusingMMethodMBMrequires:M-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-4Minches
AMsampleMofMmaterialMisMsievedMinMtheMlaboratory.MAfterMtheMgradation,M27%MofMtheMmaterialMisM
retainedMonMtheM3/8"Msieve.MLessMthanM30%MofMtheMmaterialMisMretainedMonMtheM3/4"Msieve.MAM
modifiedMproctorMwillMrequireM___MblowsMperMlift.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-56
AMthermostaticallyMcontrolledMoven,McapableMofMmaintainingMaMuniformMtemperatureMof_____,Mi
sMusedMtoMdryMbackMmaterialMcompactedMinMtheMmodifiedMproctorMmold.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
230FM+/-9MF
BasedMonMtheMbehaviorMofMtheMproctorMcurve,MtheMrightMsideMofMtheMcurveMwill:M-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-
AlwaysMdropMbelowMtheMmiddleMpointMthatMrepresentsMoptimumMandMneverMintersectMtheMZAVMc
urve
Correct Answers 2025
WhatMisMoversizeMfraction?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
SoilsMthatMareMretainedMonMtheM3/4MinchMsieveMthatMcannotMbeMtestedMusingMaMproctorMmethod
TheMmodifiedMproctorMproduces:M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
AMhigherMmaximumMdryMdensityMandMaMlowerMoptimumMmoistureMcontentMthanMtheMstandardMpr
octor
TheMstandardMproctorMuses:M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-LessMeffortMthanMaMmodifiedMproctor
WhichMmaterialMisMtheMmodifiedMproctorMlimitedMtoMtesting?M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
MaterialMpassingMtheM3/8"MsieveMwhenMMethodMBMisMused
AccordingMtoMtheMStandardMTestMMethodMforMLaboratoryMCompactionMCharacteristicsMofMSoilMUsi
ngMModifiedMEffortMl,MperformingMaMproctorMtestMusingMMethodMBMrequires:M-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-4Minches
AMsampleMofMmaterialMisMsievedMinMtheMlaboratory.MAfterMtheMgradation,M27%MofMtheMmaterialMisM
retainedMonMtheM3/8"Msieve.MLessMthanM30%MofMtheMmaterialMisMretainedMonMtheM3/4"Msieve.MAM
modifiedMproctorMwillMrequireM___MblowsMperMlift.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-56
AMthermostaticallyMcontrolledMoven,McapableMofMmaintainingMaMuniformMtemperatureMof_____,Mi
sMusedMtoMdryMbackMmaterialMcompactedMinMtheMmodifiedMproctorMmold.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
230FM+/-9MF
BasedMonMtheMbehaviorMofMtheMproctorMcurve,MtheMrightMsideMofMtheMcurveMwill:M-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-
AlwaysMdropMbelowMtheMmiddleMpointMthatMrepresentsMoptimumMandMneverMintersectMtheMZAVMc
urve