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Permeability – The constant head permeability test in the sand is functional to decide the permeability and hydraulic conductivity of the sample. This test gives significant importance for enginee... rs since it allows them learn how fast water flows through the soil. When the water flows frequently through their soil, it reduces the settlement potential. The constant head permeability test can establish the system's permeability. During the experiment, the sample is described as tan with fine grain. The standard specifies that this experiment uses laminar flow through granular solids because this is “a natural deposit in embankments or when used as base courses under pavements” (ASTM International). Concluding this lab, the anticipated results are an invalid ration of a specimen, the coefficient of permeability and the dry density of the specimen. Each of these can aid engineers decided if their foundation is stable. Atterberg Limits – Variations in the soil are used in the distinction of the soils that are to have structure built on them. Soils retain water when wet, and some’s volume get bigger. The amount of water the soil can take in is correlated to how much it will expand. The tests the students will perform are in majority used on silty & clayey soils, due to these being the soils that shrink or expand due to moisture content. These experiments are crucial for the beginning of any project, to see if the soil will have the allowable amount of strength and not much volume change due to varying moisture contents to support the structure that will be built on top. [Show More]

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