The larger the soil particle, the more water that will infiltrate into the ground.  True  False

Q: Write down the the Coulomb equation for the force resulting from the passive pressure Pp of a…

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Q: A soil mass above a certain depth becomes unstable when there is a negative effective stress at the…

A: a) True  the soil becomes unstable if the effective stress is negative because the strength of the…

Q: The primary force causing saturated water flow through a soil is capillarity. a) True O b) False

A: We have to determine is that primary force causing saturated water flow through a soil is…

Q: The water content of a 100% saturated soil is 30%, and the specific gravity of solids is 2.50.…

A: Water content = w = 30% Degree of saturation = S = 100% Specific gravity = G = 2.65   To determine -…

Q: Water flows through a sand filter as shown on the figure. The soil has a cross sectional area of…

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Q: The profile at a site consists of 5m of sand overlying 10m of compressible clay, which in turn…

A: The excess pore water pressure is developed in the clay layer by immediately placing the surcharge…

Q: Soil is compacted at the construction site, so the void ratio changes (gets denser) from 0.80 to…

A: The formula of dry unit weight of soil is given by,

Q: A soil profile consists of 10-m-thick fine sand of effective size 0.15 mm above a very thick layer…

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Q: A 10 meter soil profile consists sand overlying 3.50 m thick clay layer with porosity of 48.718% and…

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Q: Adhesion water is held very tightly to soil particles by adhesive forces and therefore has a low…

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Q: There are three soils from left to right (1, 2, and 3). The soils have permeabilities ?1 = 0.09…

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Q: Water flows through a sand filter as shown on the figure. The soil has a cross sectional area of…

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Q: For moist soil Volume = 0.25 ft3 Weight = 30 lb %3D Weight of dry soil = 26.1 Ib %3D Gs = 2.63 Find…

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Q: A technician obtained a soil porosity of 1.5. It is okay because it is possible to measure porosity…

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Q: Show with clean sketches the various equilibrium stresses acting on a cubical soil elementthat is in…

A: Various equilibrium stresses acting on a cubical soil element in different conditions such as…

Q: Which state describes soil that does not deform (choose correct state that applies). A) Plastic…

A: Correct option is D) Solid state

Q: A soil profile consists of 6 m of coarse sand overlying 12 m of firm clay. Below the clay there is a…

A: Total stress: The summation of all the stresses exerted by the total weight of the soil and load on…

Q: For the condition where the soil is 100 percent saturated and the wet unit weight is known, what is…

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Q: A soil in volume when it is excavated because the soil particles loosen and air fills the void…

A: When the soil is excavated, the soil particles loosens and the air fills the void spaces created…