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CM 3503 Exam 2 | 50 Questions and Answers

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CM 3503 Exam 2 ____ is defined as the [2] of soil by removal of [3] by means of [4] energy. - ANS-compaction (delta)Oz - ANS-vertical stress (T/F) A normally consolidated soil is one that has a pre ... sent effective pressure (stress) less than that which the soil has been subjected to in the past. - ANS-False (T/F) As the compactive effort increases, the optimum moisture content will increase and the maximum density will increase - ANS-False (T/F) Immediate settlement is the predominate settlement for a gravel or sandy soil. - ANS-True (T/F) In-situ methods for determining shear strength of soils include the following: Cone penetration test, vane shear test, pocket penetrometer, pressure meter, and borehole shear test - ANS-True (T/F) Settlement can be caused by deformation of soil particles. - ANS-True (T/F) Settlement cannot be caused by expulsion of water from voids. - ANS-False (T/F) The 2-D consolidation test is used to determine the stress strain relationship for soils and the rate of consolidation - ANS-False (T/F) The soil can be more than 100 percent saturated. - ANS-False (T/F) The unit weight of the cut material is equal to the unit weight of the fill material. - ANS-False (T/F) the zero air void line (Z.A.V.) is the maximum theoretical density a soil can be compacted to - ANS-True (T/F) Water moves naturally from points of low energy to points of high energy. - ANS-False A sample of s [Show More]

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