CE 3105 MIDTERM EXAM

Instructions: Provide complete solution for your answers. Make sure to submit a clear copy (not blurred)
of your work. Please answer on your own.

1) The void ratio of an undisturbed soil sample is 0.45 and the moisture content is 12%. If Gs = 2.6,
determine:
a. Moist unit weight
b. Dry unit weight
c. Degree of Saturation
d. Moisture content when the sample is fully saturated.

2) Results from a liquid limit test conducted on a soil are given below:
Number Moisture
of blows, content
N (%)
12 35.2
19 29.5
27 25.4
37 21.0

a. Draw the flow curve and determine the liquid limit of the soil. (You can Draw Manually
or Plot in Excel)
b. If it is known that PI = 6.5, what would be the plastic limit of the soil?
c. Determine the liquidity index of the soil if win situ = 23.8%

3) Soil Classification
a. Classify the following soil by the AASHTO classification system and give group indices.

b. Classify the following soil by the USCS classification system and give the group symbol.

71 11 32 16 4.8 2.9