Soil Behavior and Moisture Quiz
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Which moisture condition is used to measure soil consistency by its resistance to rupturing or fragmentation when squeezed?

  • Air-dry (correct)
  • Moist
  • Wet
  • Dry

    • What is measured when soil consistency is evaluated at intermediate moistures?

  • Resistance to rupturing
  • Resistance to squeezing
  • Resistance to sheering (correct)
  • Resistance to fragmentation

    • What is measured when soil consistency is evaluated in wet condition?

  • Plasticity (correct)
  • Flow
  • Support
  • Stickiness

    • What is the significance of soil consistency in estimating the soil's behavior under applied forces?

    <p>Support</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three moisture conditions at which soil consistency is measured?

    <p>air-dry, moist, and wet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is consistency measured in the air-dry state?

    <p>by soil's resistance to rupturing or fragmentation when squeezed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is measured at intermediate moistures?

    <p>soil's resistance to sheering or squeezing forces by thumb and finger</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is measured in the wet condition?

    <p>soil's plasticity (ability to be molded) and stickiness</p> Signup and view all the answers

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