Soil void ratio - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

List the possible phases or matter present in soil correct answer: 1. Gas 2. Liquid 3. Solid Define unit weight correct answer: Unit Weight- the weight of a unit volume of anything (soil) - Also called Total - Unit Weight Sometimes (incorrectly) called density - Unit weight of water is the weight of a unit volume of water Define Water Content correct answer: Water Content- how much water is in the soil Define Void Ratio correct answer: Void Ratio-how much air is in the soil ...

CMP 305 Exam 1 Questions with Revised Answers Updated Equipment for in place density - Answer-- sandcone: bottle, sand cone, density - balloon apparatus - nuclear moisture density gage: gamma rays inject into the soil then reads the amount of rays reflected back Differential Leveling - Answer-Finding difference in elevation between 2 points Profile leveling - Answer-determining the elevation of points at measured distances along a selected line Topographic leveling - Answer-determi...

ASBOG - Engineering Geology Exam Review Qs&As 100% Verified Strain - ANS-An alteration in the shape or volume of a soil related to stress. It is calculated as the ratio of the new shape compared to the original shape Effective Stress - ANS-The total amount of stress placed on a soil minus the pore-water pressure Normal Stress - ANS-The component of total stress that acts perpendicular to the plane. Shear stress - ANS-The component of total stress that acts parallel to any point in question...

PE Exam - Civil: Breadth Questions and Answers 100% Solved Soil void ratio, e ️️ratio of volume of voids to the volume of solids soil water content, w ️️ratio of the mass of water to the mass of solids soil density, rho (p) ️️ratio total mass over total volume allowable stress = ️️material strength / safety factor allowable strength design method allowable stress ️️In allowable strength design method, actual calculated stress cannot exceed.... Abutments ️️struc...

Moisture Content correct answers w = Ww/Ws Unit Weight correct answers Gamma = W/V = (Ws+Ww)/V Saturated Unit Weight correct answers Gamma_sat = Wsat/V = (Ws+Ww-sat)/V Dry Unit Weight correct answers Gamma_d = Ws/V Void Ratio correct answers e = Vv/Vs Degree of Saturation correct answers S = Vw/Vv * 100% Liquid Limit (LL) Plastic Limit (PL) Shrinkage Limit (LL) (Atterberg Limits) correct answers (Solid State) |SL| Semi-Solid State |PL| Plastic State |LL| Liquid State. ---> w...

1. PROBLEM (Earth work) An embankment cross section is shown in the Figure, the soil in the embankment has to be compacted, and the soil dry unit weight is106 lb/ft3, moisture content is12.5%. The borrowed soil will be brought in a 10 cubic yard truck at haul with a void ratio of 0.7 and a moisture content of 10%. The borrowed site soil has a void ratio of 1.0 & specific gravities, Gs=2.67. What will be the number of haul truck loads for 100 ft length of embankment construction? ...

Strain - Answer-An alteration in the shape or volume of a soil related to stress. It is calculated as the ratio of the new shape compared to the original shape Effective Stress - Answer-The total amount of stress placed on a soil minus the pore-water pressure Normal Stress - Answer-The component of total stress that acts perpendicular to the plane. Shear stress - Answer-The component of total stress that acts parallel to any point in question. Dilatancy - Answer-Tendency of a materia...

CMP 305 Test Questions with All Correct Answers Montmorillonite is known to have what properties? - Answer-high volume changes and weak bonds phase diagram displays what? - Answer-relationship between volume and weight of a soil bunk does clay absorb more or less water than other types of soils - Answer-more, clay attracts water when is angular-granular soil at its highest shear strength? - Answer-when it is in a dense condition and has a low void ratio of the four soil groups wh...

ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ Describe the starting point for Security requirement planning - -UFC 4-020-01 Security Eng. Facility Planning Manual Identify when minimum AT/FP standards apply - -- Asset Value Rating against Aggressor Likelihood Rating - Most CONUS facilities require min standards: low threat Recall the physical security function of fences and gates - -DELAY Recall the purpose of Intelligence Community Tech Spec 1.5.1 - --Sets forth th...

Seepage flow for Isotropic Soil, Q correct answers Q = k(delta(H))(Nf/Nd) k - coefficient of permeability delta(H) - Difference in elevation of water surfaces Nf - no. of flows Nd - no. of drops Pressure Head, delta(h) correct answers delta(h) = (delta(H))/(Nd) Pressure, P correct answers P = (Y)(h) Y = 9.81 (constant) h = [H-(Nd)(delta(h)] Area of Hydraulic Uplift Force (Trapezoid), Fa correct answers Fa = ((h)/(2))(B1+B2) Total stress, o correct answers o = o'+u o' -...