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14 Cards in this Set
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Pycnometer method |
Is used to determine specific gravity and water content. |
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Flox index in soils |
Indicates shear strength variation with water content. |
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Dune sand |
The most uniformly graded soil. |
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Stoke's Law |
The principle used in hydrometer analysis. |
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Well graded soil |
Soil which contains the particles of different sizes in good proportion. |
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100% |
At shrinkage limit, the degree of saturation is. |
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Clayey soils |
The liquid limit exists for. |
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Shrinkage limit |
The maximum water content at which a reduction in water content does not cause a decrease on volume of soil mass. |
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Plastic state |
If the natural water content of a soil mass lines between its liquid limit and plastic limit, the soil mass is said to be. |
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Thread test |
Plastic limit is found by: |
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Zero |
When the plastic limit of a soil is greater than the liquid limit, then the plasticity index is reported as. |
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More than 50% |
A clay is said to be fat when its liquid limit is. |
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Plastic limit |
The minimum water content at which the soil just begins to crumble when rolled into threads 3mm in diameter. |
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Water content |
The consistency of a saturated cohesive soil is affected by. |
