Soil-mechanics Questions Set 38:
Soil in geotechnical engineering is a _____ phase material.
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How many soil groups are classified by the International Society of Soil Science (ISCS)?
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What is the property of a soil that allows it to be deformed rapidly without rupturing?
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What type of retaining wall is the anchored wall?
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In sedimentation analysis, the soil fraction should be of what maximum size, in microns, to be kept in a liquid medium (water)?
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Particle size distribution curves are extremely useful for classification of
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A 1000 kN load is uniformly distributed on a surface area of 2 m x 3 m. Find the vertical stress at a depth of 3 m using the 2:1 distribution method.
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Soil has been compacted in an embankment at a bulk density of 2.15 g/cm³ and the water content is 12%. The specific gravity of soil solids is 2.7. Estimate the void ratio.
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Which correction is always negative in the hydrometer method of density measurement of soil suspension?
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Consider the following statements about the conditions under which Rankine's theory and Coulomb's theory give the same values of active and passive earth pressures:
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