How does moisture in cohesive soils affects the plasticity?

Q: Question 4 Critically evaluate the degree to which soil water washing is an effective method for…

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Q: Explain what factors are employed when we seek to group soils into any particular Soil Order.

A: The process of soil classification is fundamental to understanding and characterizing the diverse…

Q: What is the turthosity of the soil?

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Q: What is composition of ‘fines’ in slit categories of soil?

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Q: Discuss the methods for stabilizing soft soils?

A: One of the most challenging tasks in civil engineering is dealing with soft soils that have low…

Q: Laboratory testing  for Direct Shear Strength testing of Unsautrated soils

A: This question is related to the Soil Mechanics from Civil Engineering. In this question ask about…

Q: Describe the change in soil volume that occurs with increase in loading.

A: When a force is added to a partly saturated surface, the volume decreases as a result of the…

Q: What are common characteristics of a hydric soil?

A: A hydric soil is permanently or seasonedly saturated by water resulting in anaerobic conditions that…

Q: Why does deposits of clay-mix soils do not experience liquefaction during earthquakes?

A: Soil Liquefaction:- When the earthquake takes place, due to shaking the saturated or partially…

Q: Why are lightweight structures usually more susceptible to damage from expansive soils?

A: EXPANSIVE soil is a soil which expands when water is added and shrinks when water is not their. Due…

Q: Continued the above question: what is the relative density (soil condition) of the cohesionless…

A: Relative density: Dr=emax-eemax-emin

Q: What is non-frost-susceptible soils?

A: Frost heaving of soil is defined as the phenomenon during which the soil mass swells up in upward…

Q: Explain the difference between primary and secondary consolidation of soil.

A: Primary and secondary soil consolidation are different phases that happen over time when soil is…

Q: What are the most widely used laboratory tests for studying the shear strength of different soils?

A: Shear strength of soil is the capacity to resist shear stress. Shear strength is basically the…

Q: Why does dispersive clays should not be used?

A: Dispersive clays:- These types of soils can be a problem for many structures because they can be…

Q: How did you determine the Nc, Nq, and Nr value for each type of soil?

A: Terzaghi bearing capacity equation is as follows,In this equation, Nc, Nq, Nr are the bearing…