Penetration tests have been correlated with soil strength and foundation-bearing capacity, but other field procedures, such as those that measure soil resistance to deformation at the in-place location, are theoretically capable of yielding detail about soil properties. What are the two types of field tests in this category?

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Q: What are the inherent difference between In-Situ soil testing and Laboratory test

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Q: Explain Drilling Techniques in Caving or Squeezing Soils

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Q: f the time required for 50% consolidation of a remoulded sample of clay with single drainage is ,…

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Q: Briefly review the manner in which laboratory compression tests are conventionally performed so as…

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Q: Describe about the manner in which laboratory compression tests are conventionally performed so as…

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Q: environmental reconstructions.

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Q: What type of sampler is used to sample granular soils for laboratory testing?

A: Ans: Thin walled or Shelby tube sampler

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Q: Solve the following problems 1. Compute the CBR of the soil sample shown if the sample with the same…

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Q: Referring to occurrences observed in a typical field or laboratory compression test, explain why a…

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Q: What equipment is typically required to conduct a sieve analysis test

A: We need to describe which equipment is typically required to conduct a sieve analysis test

Q: For any C–U- or U–U-type test, what is the magnitude of excess pore water pressure existing in the…

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Q: The consolidation rate data presented in Table 2 (next page) correspond to the 20 to 40 kPa load…

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Q: If a clay layer is initially normally consolidated on site, which of the following processes or…

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Q: 1.1 What are the three characteristics of soil? 1.2 Why do we do Sieve Analysis? 1.3 How many kinds…

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Q: If after completing a Sieve Analysis lab, I notice that the stack of sieves was not arranged in the…

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Q: Select the correct answer(s) to the statement, "disturbed soil samples cannot be used for" Select…

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Q: How can settlement be analyzed in laboratory tests to study subsurface stresses?

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Q: Outline the main steps in the procedure to place a structural earth fill where in-place density (or…

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Q: 5. A laboratory consolidation test was performed on a cohesive soil specimen with drainage on top…

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