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