Give one or two possible identifications for each of the following. Provide a group symbol and descriptive name for each. It is not necessary to distinguish well-graded from poorly graded soils: 1. All of the soil particles are visible. Some of the particles are large enough to be picked up individually, but most are not.

Q: Define the major types of soils and their classification systems.

A: Types of Soils : 1. Alluvial Soil:     a. It is water transported soil.     b. The type of soil…

Q: Define Shear Strength of Unsaturated Soils

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Q: Describe the Acceleration of the Soil Improvement Process.

A: The soil improvement processes are as follows: Dry soil mixing: It is a ground improvement technique…

Q: Determine the classification of the soil using USCS method when LL=40 and PI=15

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Q: Conclusion on soil grading curve graph

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Q: Classify the given soil to be used ás highway subgrade material using the AASHTO method by using the…

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Q: How field identification of clayey soil can be done from silty soil using simpler field tests. Find…

A: Given Data: Percentage of soil passing 75 micron sieve is F=58% Liquid Limit is wL=50% Plastic Limit…

Q: Classify the 2 soils according to Unified Soil Classification System (USCS). Explain your steps for…

A: Given Seive size, Percentage finer, LL, PL, PI To Determine Classify the 2 soils according to…

Q: Give one or two possible identifications for each of the following. Provide a group symbol and…

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Q: A soil profile has the following description from the boring logs: Depth (feet) Soil Type N-value…

A: Since the dirt is found in layers which are orchestrated during the development of soil. These…

Q: The sieve analysis data for a granular soil are given below. • % passing 76.2 mm sieve = 98 • %…

A: Look at % passing thorough 0.075 mm=16%<35% so GRANULAR MATERIA

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Q: Give one or two possible identifications for each of the following. Provide a group symbol and…

A: Solution to the given scenario:Generally the soil is divided into three types based on their size…

Q: Classify the following soils by the AASHTO classification system. Give the group index for each…

A: USing AASHTO chartStep:1Look at % passing through the No:200 sieve72>35%   ⇒So Silt-clay…

Q: Provide a probable description for the soil deposit that could become a collapsible gravel.

A: collapsible soil:

Q: Define Coarse-grained soils.

A: The soils are classified into coarse grained and fine grained soils based on the gradation of soil.…

Q: (a) Sieve and hydrometer analysis for two soils are given in the following, calculate the amount of…

A: Unlike ordinary cement concrete, where different types and classes of hydraulic cement are used as a…

Q: Define Collapsible soils.

A: Collapsible soils are defined as unsaturated soils that can sustain significantly higher pressure…

Q: Classify the following soils by the (1) USCS and (2) AASHTO classification system and give the group…

A: AASHTO soil classification system is based on,  Grain size distribution  Atterburg's limits…

Q: Define the Reduction Factor Method (For Granular Soil) ?

A: The reduction factor is defined as the ratio of the bearing capacity with eccentric loading to the…

Q: Describe Shear Strength of Mixed Soils.

A: The term shear may be defined as the tendency of one part of the soil mass to slide with respect to…

Q: Explain the main characteristics and differences between colluvium and residual soils.   With the…

A: Characteristics of Colluvium Soil: The characteristics of colluvial materials vary according to the…

Q: Define Shear Strength of Saturated Intermediate Soils

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Q: Classify the following soils by the Unified (USCS) and AASHTO methods. Where necessary, assume CU =7…

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Q: 3. Classify the following soils using the Unified Soil Classification System. Give group symbols and…

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Q: Define Cohesionless Soils

A: The Cohesion less Soils are:

Q: Write down the most commonly used divisions for classifying soils for engineering and construction…

A: Soils is a complex material which is produced due to weathering of rocks .The weathering is caused…

Q: Give one or two possible identifications for each of the following. Provide a group symbol and…

A: Solution to the given scenario:                 Soil having the particle size less than 75 micron is…

Q: Given the sieve analysis and plasticity data for five soils, classify the 5 soils according to…

A: Given:- The sieve analysis and plasticity data for five soils To determine:- Classify the 5 soils…

Q: Give one or two possible identifications for each of the following. Provide a group symbol and…

A: The soil smells musty and is very dark in color. It seems to spring back slightly after being…

Q: The textural classification used for identifying a soil sample (Department of Agriculture…

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Q: Describe Collapsible soils as one of the groupings of special soils.

A: Collapsible soils are those soils which can withstand high pressure without any major change in…

Q: Why Gravel and sand are universally considered coarse-grained soil?

A: Coarse grained soils are defined as the soils whose particles size is large so that can be seen by…

Q: Elaborate further/ discuss engineering classification of soil

A: Engineering classification of soil  Classification based on green size Textural classification…

Q: Describe the application and conditions of residual soils.

A: - Residual soil is type of soil which is formed due to weathering effect on parent rock at the…

Q: Define Flow Nets for Nonisotropic Soils.

A: Flow-net construction is exacerbated by the fact that equipotential lines and flowlines are not…

Q: Assemble a listing of all the types of occurrences where serious problems for humans and their…

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Q: Define Drained modulus of cohesive soils

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Q: Describe the principal modes of soil failure.

A: General Shear failure   In this method a slight downward motion of the footing begins to develop…

Q: PROBLEM C Classify the following samples using AASHTO Method of Soil Classification

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Q: Describe the conditions and properties affecting coefficient of permeability of clay soils.

A: Permeability of the soil indicates the property of the soil mass to transmit water through it. This…

Q: 1. Do hand drawing of the grain size distribution curves of each soil type and classify them using…

A: Grain size distribution curves are a semi-log plot of the % finer against the size of particles. The…

Q: Five main objectives of soil investigations

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Q: Prepare Chart for determination of soil description and unit weight ?

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Q: 3. Three boreholes (BH) along a proposed road intersection are shown in Figure la and b. The soils…

A: Here in this question we are asked to draw soil profile along centre line.

Q: Determine the correct classification, including group index (GI) for the following soils using…

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Q: Give one or two possible identifications for each of the following. Provide a group symbol and…

A: No soil particles are discernible by eye, yet the soil, even when wet, falls apart when an attempt…