CE 534 Midterm Exam 2025/2026 Exam
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In pavement engineering terminology, the term "course" means:
direction
Layer
all of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b.) Layer
Identify key soil properties that may be included in various soil classification
systems.
Particle size
Water affinity
,Expansion and shrinkage
All of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔All of the above
How does the permeability of a gap-graded soil compares to that of a
dense-graded one?
Gap-graded soil is more permeable than the dense-graded
Gap-graded soil is less permeable than the dense-graded.
Gap-graded soil has the same permeability as the dense-graded - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Gap-graded soil is more permeable than the dense-graded
Identify typical soil strength tests that are commonly used in civil
engineering and pavement engineering.
California Bearing Ratio (CBR)
Unconfined/Confined Compressive Strength
Shear Test (Direct and Triaxial)
All of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔All of the above
,Soil may be viewed as a composite material. That is, soil is a mix of solids,
water, and air.
True
False - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
Some clay soils can hold a large amount of water
True
False - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
The process of absorbing and losing lots of water in high plasticity clays
would cause the following
Expansion
Shrinkage
All of the above
None of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔All of the above
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, Clay particles are
Spherical
Granular
sheet-like/plate-like - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔sheet-like/plate-like
Montmorillonite clay (aka: Smectite) is highly expansive because of
very fine particle size (high surface area) to attract lots of water
charge imbalance to attract water
All of the above
None of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔All of the above
What is another name for mechanical soil stabilization?
Excavation
Compaction
Resurfacing
Questions and Verified Answers |
Already Graded A+
In pavement engineering terminology, the term "course" means:
direction
Layer
all of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b.) Layer
Identify key soil properties that may be included in various soil classification
systems.
Particle size
Water affinity
,Expansion and shrinkage
All of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔All of the above
How does the permeability of a gap-graded soil compares to that of a
dense-graded one?
Gap-graded soil is more permeable than the dense-graded
Gap-graded soil is less permeable than the dense-graded.
Gap-graded soil has the same permeability as the dense-graded - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Gap-graded soil is more permeable than the dense-graded
Identify typical soil strength tests that are commonly used in civil
engineering and pavement engineering.
California Bearing Ratio (CBR)
Unconfined/Confined Compressive Strength
Shear Test (Direct and Triaxial)
All of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔All of the above
,Soil may be viewed as a composite material. That is, soil is a mix of solids,
water, and air.
True
False - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
Some clay soils can hold a large amount of water
True
False - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
The process of absorbing and losing lots of water in high plasticity clays
would cause the following
Expansion
Shrinkage
All of the above
None of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔All of the above
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
3
, Clay particles are
Spherical
Granular
sheet-like/plate-like - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔sheet-like/plate-like
Montmorillonite clay (aka: Smectite) is highly expansive because of
very fine particle size (high surface area) to attract lots of water
charge imbalance to attract water
All of the above
None of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔All of the above
What is another name for mechanical soil stabilization?
Excavation
Compaction
Resurfacing
