Nov 2015 Flashcards
Which of the following states the law of buoyancy?
A. Achimedes
B. Bernoulli
C. Pascal
D. Boyle
A. Archimedes
A flow in which the velocity of the fluid at a particular fixed point does not change with time
A. Steady flow
B. Continuous flow
C. Laminar flow
D. Turbulent flow
A. Steady flow
Which component of rock or soil is independent of inter particle friction?
A. Adhesion
B. Cohesion
C. Plasticity
D. Skin friction
B. Cohesion
A phenomenon in which the strength and stiffness of a soil is reduced by earthquakes shaking or rapid loading
A. Liquefaction
B. Settlement
C. Erosion
D. Solidification
A. Liquefaction
A pile of sand keeps from spreading out like a liquid because the weight of the sand keeps the grains struck together in their current arrangement, mostly out of static friction. This weight and pressure is called:
A. Adhesion
B. Internal friction
C. Cohesion
D. Effective stress
D. Effective stress
Which of the following is not a soil component?
A. Organic materials
B. Minerals
C. Gas
D. None of the above
C. Gas
A practice ot procedure used to access the particle size distribution (also called gradation) of a granular material. The side distribution is often of critical importance to the way the material performs in use.
A. Consolidation test
B. Standard penetration test
C. Liquid limit test
D. Sieve analysis
D. Sieve analysis
According to USCS, what do you call a soil grain with grain size greater than 4.75 mm but less than 75mm
A. Rock
B. Gravel
C. Boulder
D. Cobble
B. Gravel
Which of the following does not affect the settlement of a footing:
A. Location of GWT
B. Depth of Backfill
C. Plasticity of the soil
D. None of these
D. None of these
Section 302.4.1 NSCP. Steepness of the fill (above natural ground) shall not exceed
A. 1:5
B. 1:2
C. 1:1.5
D. 1:3
B. 1:2
Section 302.4.1 NSCP. Steepness of the fill (above natural ground) shall not exceed
A. 1:5
B. 1:2
C. 1:1.5
D. 1:3
B. 1:2
