3 - Influence on Density
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What does compaction do to soil density?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when you press down on a sponge.
Name one factor that affects shear strength in clay soils.
💡 Hint: Consider how water interacts with soil particles.
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What is the primary outcome of soil compaction?
💡 Hint: Focus on what compaction fundamentally does to the soil.
Compact soils experience higher shear strength when they are?
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between soil particles under pressure.
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Evaluate the impact on shear strength when a clay soil is compacted dry of optimum versus wet of optimum, and describe the implications for foundation engineering.
💡 Hint: Consider the role of moisture in particle arrangement.
Analyze how the understanding of pore pressure variations in compacted clay can govern construction practices in water-saturated environments.
💡 Hint: Think about how pore pressures change with different moisture levels.
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