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2. CE Licensure Examination, November 2007. A soil sample taken from sub grade
have a density of 1900 kg/m3 with moisture content of 11%. Laboratory tests
reveals that the soil solids have density of 2660 kg/m3 and the maximum and
minimum void ratios of the soil mass are 0.63 and 0.44, respectively. Determine:
a. The dry unit weight of the soil in kN/m3.
b. The void ratio of the sample.
c. The relative density of the sample.
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Year and Section:
4. CE Licensure Examination, May 2003. The following data was obtained from
laboratory tests for a cohesive specimen: moisture content was 22.5%; G = 2.60;
and to determine the approximate unit weight, a sample having a mass of 224 g
was placed in a 500 cm3 container with 382 cm 3 of water required to fill the
container.
a. The total unit weight of the soil sample in kN/m 3.
b. The dry unit weight of the soil sample in kN/m3.
c. The void ratio, e.
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Year and Section:
6. CE Licensure Examination, November 2001. A 480 cc soil sample taken from the
site weighs 850.5 grams. After oven drying, it weighed 594.4 grams. If the specific
gravity of solids is 2.72, determine the degree of saturation of the soil.
Name:
Year and Section:
7. CE Licensure Examination, May 2001. A clay sample has the following properties:
8. CE Licensure Examination, May 2001. A soil sample in its natural state has a wet
density of 155.1 pcf and a moisture content of 36%. After compaction, it's
maximum dry density is 118.5 pcf. Determine the percent compaction of the soil.
G = 2.65
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9. A moist soil has a void ratio of 0.65. The moisture content of the soil is 14% and G
= 2.7. Determine:
a. Porosity
b. Degree of saturation (%)
c. Dry unit weight (kN/m3)
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11. The moist unit weight of a soil is 119.5 lb/ft3. For a moisture content of 12% and
G = 2.65, calculate:
a. Void ratio
b. Porosity
c. Degree of saturation
d. Dry unit weight
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12. A saturated soil specimen has w = 36% and dry unit weight of 85.43 lb/ft3.
Determine:
a. Void ratio
b. Porosity
c. Specific gravity of soil solids
d. Saturated unit weight (in lb/ft3)
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Year and Section:
13. The laboratory test results of a sand are e max = 0.91, emin = 0.48, G = 2.67. What
would be the dry and moist unit weights of this sand when compacted at a
moisture content of 10% to a relative density of 65%?
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14. The maximum and minimum dry unit weights of a sand are 17.1 kN/m 3 and 14.2
kN/m3, respectively. The sand in the field has a relative density of 70% with a
moisture content of 8%. Determine the moist unit weight of the sand in the field.
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15. The table below shows the laboratory results of the sieve analysis of a sample with
a liquid limit of 22 and plasticity index of 8. Classify the soil according to the
AASHTO Soil Classification System. Compute also the group index.
16. The laboratory test results of six soils are given in the following table. Classify the
soils by the ASSHTO Soil Classification System and give the group indices.