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ICC SOILS CARDS 1 - 70 TEST 2025| BRAND NEW
ACTUAL EXAM WITH 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS| GUARANTEED VALUE
PACK| ACE YOUR GRADES.
During a sieve analysis procedure, you ___ turn or manipulate fragments in the
sample through the sieve by hand. - (answers)cannot
When performing a hydrometer test, water shall be maintained at or near ___. -
(answers)68°F
The soak time for the sample in solution during a Particle-Size Analysis shall be at
least ___. - (answers)16 hours
Hydrometer readings shall be taken from the ___. - (answers)Top of the meniscus
Two methods are used to prepare a test for liquid limit (LL), plastic limit (PL), and
plasticity index (PI): - (answers)wet, dry
For the LL, PL and PI, the method of preparation shall be specified by the
requesting authority and if no method is specified, us the ___ method. -
(answers)Wet
Two methods are used for determining ___: Method A (multipoint) or Method B
(one-point). - (answers)Liquid Limit (LL)
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The method of preparation for the LL shall be specified by the requesting
authority and if no method is specified, there is a dispute, or greater precision is
required, use Method ____. - (answers)A
The LL, PL, and PI are performed on the portion of the soil that passes the ____
sieve. - (answers)No. 40
The water content, in percent, of the soil at the arbitrarily defined boundary
between liquid and plastic states is known as the ___. - (answers)Liquid Limit (LL)
The water content, in percent, of a soil at the boundary between the plastic and
semi-solid states is known as the ___. - (answers)Plastic Limit (PL)
The ___ is calculated as the difference between the liquid limit and the plastic
limit. The equation is as follows:
___ = __ - ___. - (answers)Plasticity index;
PI = LL - PL
Originally there were six "limits of consistency" of fine-grained soils. Now LL, PL,
and in some references, the shrinkage limit is known as the ____. -
(answers)Atterberg limits
The Plastic Limit "hand method" requires placing a mass of soil on a glass plate,
then - with your fingers - roll it into a ___ in diameter. - (answers)1/8 inch
ICC SOILS CARDS 1 - 70 TEST 2025| BRAND NEW
ACTUAL EXAM WITH 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS| GUARANTEED VALUE
PACK| ACE YOUR GRADES.
During a sieve analysis procedure, you ___ turn or manipulate fragments in the
sample through the sieve by hand. - (answers)cannot
When performing a hydrometer test, water shall be maintained at or near ___. -
(answers)68°F
The soak time for the sample in solution during a Particle-Size Analysis shall be at
least ___. - (answers)16 hours
Hydrometer readings shall be taken from the ___. - (answers)Top of the meniscus
Two methods are used to prepare a test for liquid limit (LL), plastic limit (PL), and
plasticity index (PI): - (answers)wet, dry
For the LL, PL and PI, the method of preparation shall be specified by the
requesting authority and if no method is specified, us the ___ method. -
(answers)Wet
Two methods are used for determining ___: Method A (multipoint) or Method B
(one-point). - (answers)Liquid Limit (LL)
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The method of preparation for the LL shall be specified by the requesting
authority and if no method is specified, there is a dispute, or greater precision is
required, use Method ____. - (answers)A
The LL, PL, and PI are performed on the portion of the soil that passes the ____
sieve. - (answers)No. 40
The water content, in percent, of the soil at the arbitrarily defined boundary
between liquid and plastic states is known as the ___. - (answers)Liquid Limit (LL)
The water content, in percent, of a soil at the boundary between the plastic and
semi-solid states is known as the ___. - (answers)Plastic Limit (PL)
The ___ is calculated as the difference between the liquid limit and the plastic
limit. The equation is as follows:
___ = __ - ___. - (answers)Plasticity index;
PI = LL - PL
Originally there were six "limits of consistency" of fine-grained soils. Now LL, PL,
and in some references, the shrinkage limit is known as the ____. -
(answers)Atterberg limits
The Plastic Limit "hand method" requires placing a mass of soil on a glass plate,
then - with your fingers - roll it into a ___ in diameter. - (answers)1/8 inch
