CE 161 Review Questions
22) True or False. Soils are
1) Ratio of volume of void to the total
volume
2) Measures the conductivity of the soil
or how easily water flows through soil
3) True or False: Total weight is equal to
the weight of soil and Water
4) The higher the curing temperature
before loading decreases creep
5) Enumerate the factors affecting
adiabatic temperature rise.
6) Identify the classification systems of
soil
7) True or False. The degree of saturation
is equal to the moisture content.
8) True or False. Dry unit weight is
directly proportional to the moisture
content.
9) True or False. Larger amount of CA
with high elastic modulus, the greater
the modulus of elasticity of concrete
10) Enumerate the factors affecting
elastic modulus.
11) True or False. Void ratio is
greater than porosity.
12) Alternation of environmental
humidity results to a higher creep due
to increase in microcracks in the ITZ.
13) Enumerate the applications of
water reducing admixtures.
14) For clays, signifies volume
change under several water content
conditions
15) Corresponding to a very small
instantaneous strain given by initial
tangent modulus
16) Measure of materials stiffness
or determining stresses induced by
strains
17) Four stages of Stress level and
Microcracking
18) Stage where the propagation of
cracks increases causing bending of
curve towards the horizon
19) Reduce solubility of calcium ions
but increases solubility of silicate and
aluminate ions
20) These are siliceous materials
added to concrete in relatively large
amount (20 70% by mass)
21) Two types of mineral admixtures
permeable due to interconnected
voids through which water can flow
from points of high energy to points of
low energy.
23) Enumerate the three In Situ
test.
24) Modes of origin of soil.
25) Is a result of material response
to external load and its environment
26) It is given by the slope of stress
strain curve under uniaxial loading
27) True or False. In nuclear
method, dense soil absorbs more
radiation than loose soil.
28) This is defined as the weight of
soil per unit volume
29) Four basic states of soil
depending on moisture content.
30) In this classification system, the
soil texture is influenced by individual
particles present.
31) Mineral admixtures is also
known as?
32) Surface active chemicals that
is composed of salt of wood resins,
proteinacious materials, petroleum
acids and synthetic detergents.
33) True or False. Admixtures are
classified according to function.
34) Four groups under Natural
Pozzolanic Materials.
35) True or False. Compaction is a
time dependent process.
36) True or False. Dry density
increases in both compaction and
consolidation.
37) Four types of test in triaxial
shear test.
38) What are the advantages of
triaxial test versus direct shear
strength test?
39) What tests are used in field unit
weight of compaction (standard
procedures)?
40) Surface active chemicals that
has an anionic polar group
hydrocarbon chain.
41) Triaxial test that is used for clay
soils.