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    Exam I Q1 Answer with True (T) or False (F) and correct the statement where needed. 1, There are only two types of particle arrangement in clays: dispersed and flocculated. 2. Kaolinites are very well-behaved clays as opposed to smectites. 7s 3. A saturated soil contains more than two phases. CY 4. The formed soil from Chemical weathering is fine grained soil (silt and clay) or cohesive soil. 5. For Montmorilonite, the space between the combined sheets is occupied by Potassium Ions. Q2/ If the air content, A = *# , prove that A = n(1—S) Q3/ Given a natural soil sample with e = 0.7, S = 80%, Gs=2.7. Compute: a) Dry unit weight ( b) Bilk unit weight C to) ¢) Saturated unit weight d) Initial w% and w% at saturation €) If the voids ratio was reduced to 0.6, what will be the final specific gravity. Q4/ For an inorganic soil, the following grain-size analysis is given. Particle size | ] orSieve | #4 | #10 | #20 | #40 | #80 | #200 | 005 | 0,002 Si mm | mm c% Passing 100 90 64 38 18 13 10 8 For this soil, LL = 23 and PL = 19. Classify the soil by using a) US. Department of Agriculture textural classification chart, '” b) AASHTO soil classification system. Give the group index. 15 ©) Unified soil classification system. Give group symbol and group name. us Exam V so\ukien —— OY 1. (1) 2- (*) Be CE) a» only foo Phase [sal + eeer| u- CT) 5- (fF) —» occupied by was ber G20) & EF aay 15-58 kw? i3/ ) Sa

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