Soil Properties and Classification Sample Problems

Sample Problems

Soil Properties

Unit weight of cohesive soil (November 2018) - GERTC+

A cohesive soil sample.. Find the unit weight.

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Properties of soil (November 2018) - GERTC+

Given the data of a soil sample: Evaluate the following:

  1. void ratio

  2. degree of saturation

  3. dry unit weight

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Quantity of soil and amount of water to be mixed for a given test - GERTC+

A given soil mass has a moisture content of 10.5% and a void ratio...

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Soil Classification

Classification of soil (November 2018) - GERTC+

USCS classification

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SPT Blow count of soil (November 2018) - GERTC+

Medium dense soil SPT.

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Percentage of sand, gravel, and silt - GERTC+

The result of particle size analyses...

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