Transcript Document 7745105
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Rules
There are three guaranteed levels at $1,000, $100,000 and $1,000,000. A wrong answer at any other level will take you down to the previously guaranteed level.
$1,000,000
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$1,000
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One of the following can exceed 100%.
c) Relative density d) Degree of saturation
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$100
One cubic metre of dry sands may weigh about
a) 1500 kg b) 1.5 tonne c) 16 kN
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D 10 is the greatest in
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Silts are
a) cohesive b) coarse grained soils c) plastic
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At liquidity index of zero, the clay is
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Which of the following terms is not used with sands?
D 10 relative density well graded
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Which of the following symbols is not possible in AS1726?
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Which of the following symbols is not possible in AS1726?
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In grain size distribution, what does D 30 mean?
d) D 30 D 30 is the % finer than 30 mm is the % coarser than 30 mm
30% grains are larger than D 30
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Which of the following is not true about Plastic limit?
a) always less than liquid limit b) generally greater for clays than for silts
c) always less than plasticity index
d) always greater than shrinkage limit
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You have reached the guaranteed $1,000. Proceed to the next level.
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Liquid limit and Plastic limit tests are carried on soil fraction passing
4.75 mm sieve 0.300 mm sieve 0.075 mm sieve
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$2,000 $1,000
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Which of the following is not true about fine grained soils?
d) Grains are smaller than 0.075 mm Grains cannot be seen by naked eye
All fine grained soils are plastic
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Which of the following is not true about clays?
Clays are plastic Grains are flaky or needle-like Grains are electrically charged
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Granular soils are classified “loose” or “dense” based on
relative compaction dry density
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Which of the following is the least dominant atom in clay minerals?
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Which of the following clay mineral has the largest cation exchange capacity?
a) kaolinite b) illite c) chlorite
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Which of the following is not true for clays and silts?
a) Both are fine grained soils b) Both are predominantly silica
d) Clays have greater specific surface
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Granular soils are generally compacted by
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Clays are generally compacted by
dynamic compaction all of the the above
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Dynamic compaction is not very effective on
b) Granular soils c) Land fills d) Karst terrain with sinkhole cavities
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You have reached the guaranteed $100,000. Proceed to the next level.
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Compaction tests on fines grained soils are carried on soil fraction passing
c) 0.300 mm sieve d) 0.075 mm sieve
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At optimum water content, which of the following is not true?
dry density is the maximum permeability is the minimum porosity is the minimum
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Compacting a clay wet of optimum results in
d) more flocculated clay fabric more strength
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Capillary rise is the largest in
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Which one of the following is not a clay mineral?
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