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CE 3740
HW #25
Lucas Starke
CE 3740
HW #25
4. What are two ways to tell when the soil properties are changing as you are
drilling through them?
Color Changes, Drilling effort changes
5. Types of Soil Sampling:
Sampler Type
Comment
Split-Spoon
Shelby Tube
Approx. Level
of Disturbance
High
Relatively
undisturbed
Piston
Low
disturbance if
Shelby Tube is
used
Pitcher
Low
disturbance
Appropriate Soil
Lab Tests
Visual
Classification,Grain
Size, Atterburg
Limits, W/C
Shear,
Consolidation,
Permeability, All
tests listed under
Split-Spoon
Shear,
Consolidation,
Permeability, All
tests listed under
Split-Spoon
Shear,
Consolidation,
Permeability, All
tests listed under
Split-Spoon