CM 2113 EXAM 2 questions with
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answers
The three basic components of soil are ______, ________,
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and __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔solids, water,
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and air |\
For bulk materials, volumetric measure varies with the
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material's position in the construction process. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔true
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The same weight of a material will occupy different
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volumes as the material is handled on the project. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔true |\ |\
________ is a reduction in density due to loosening the soil
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by digging. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔swell
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Which of the following soil volume is used to determine
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the volume capacity of excavating and hauling
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equipment? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔loose volume |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Soil density is a measure of __________ per unit of volume.
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔weight
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, A soil's bank condition is the typical amount of soil in its
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__________ state. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔natural state
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1 bank cubic yard is 1 cubic yard of material after it has
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been disturbed by a loading process. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔false |\
Construction cost estimates are based on the total |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
quantity of the work to be performed multiplied by the
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____________ of the work. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔unit |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
price
A contractor is planning to haul in the soil to construct a
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parking lot for a shopping center she is constructing.
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Density tests taken on the soil in its natural state (wet)
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indicate a unit weight of 101 pounds per cubic foot. The
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contractor heated a soil sample in an oven and
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determined the dry unit weight to be 96 pounds per cubic
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foot. What is the moisture content of the soil? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔5.21% |\
A contractor is planning to haul in the soil to construct a
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parking lot for a shopping center she is constructing.
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Density tests taken on the soil in its natural state (wet)
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indicate a unit weight of 101 pounds per cubic foot. The
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contractor heated a soil sample in an oven and
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answers
The three basic components of soil are ______, ________,
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and __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔solids, water,
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and air |\
For bulk materials, volumetric measure varies with the
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material's position in the construction process. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔true
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The same weight of a material will occupy different
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volumes as the material is handled on the project. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔true |\ |\
________ is a reduction in density due to loosening the soil
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by digging. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔swell
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Which of the following soil volume is used to determine
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the volume capacity of excavating and hauling
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equipment? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔loose volume |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Soil density is a measure of __________ per unit of volume.
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔weight
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, A soil's bank condition is the typical amount of soil in its
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__________ state. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔natural state
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1 bank cubic yard is 1 cubic yard of material after it has
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been disturbed by a loading process. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔false |\
Construction cost estimates are based on the total |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
quantity of the work to be performed multiplied by the
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____________ of the work. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔unit |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
price
A contractor is planning to haul in the soil to construct a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
parking lot for a shopping center she is constructing.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Density tests taken on the soil in its natural state (wet)
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indicate a unit weight of 101 pounds per cubic foot. The
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
contractor heated a soil sample in an oven and
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determined the dry unit weight to be 96 pounds per cubic
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foot. What is the moisture content of the soil? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔5.21% |\
A contractor is planning to haul in the soil to construct a
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parking lot for a shopping center she is constructing.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Density tests taken on the soil in its natural state (wet)
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indicate a unit weight of 101 pounds per cubic foot. The
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
contractor heated a soil sample in an oven and
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