Q3: Answer with false or true then correct the wrong one.1- Up to 50 % liquid limits the soils behaves as a high plastic soil.2- When a soil dried to shrinkage limit, it is easy to crack under pressure and considered as partiallysaturated.3- The kaolinite clay formation is consisting of one silica tetrahedral sheets stacked by two aluminumoctahedron sheets.4- The piping phenomena occur at maximum effective stress value and minimum pore water pressure.5- The water level above the ground level affects the value of the effective stresses at a certain point belowthe ground level.6- Illite clay is less stable compared with montmorillonite clay due the secondary bond of potassium.7- The summation of equipotential drops represents the difference between upstream water level and theelevation of the datum.8- Theoretically, the plastic limit value must be less than the value of liquid limit for the same soil.9- The specific gravity has a unit of g/cm-3.10- The specific surface area of a soil particle is directly proportional its particle size.Good luck

False - The plasticity nature of the soil is not determined by the liquid limit and it is determined…

Q3: Answer with false or true then correct the wrong one. 1- Up to 50 % liquid limits the soils behaves as a high plastic soil. 2- When a soil dried to shrinkage limit, it is easy to crack under pressure and considered as partially saturated. 3- The kaolinite clay formation is consisting of one silica tetrahedral sheets stacked by two aluminum octahedron sheets. 4- The piping phenomena occur at maximum effective stress value and minimum pore water pressure.

Q3: Answer with false or true then correct the wrong one. 1- Up to 50 % liquid limits the soils behaves as a high plastic soil. 2- When a soil dried to shrinkage limit, it is easy to crack under pressure and considered as partially saturated. 3- The kaolinite clay formation is consisting of one silica tetrahedral sheets stacked by two aluminum octahedron sheets. 4- The piping phenomena occur at maximum effective stress value and minimum pore water pressure.

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305635180

Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

Chapter8: Stresses In A Soil Mass

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