5.3.1 - Combining Size Distribution Curves
Enroll to start learning
You’ve not yet enrolled in this course. Please enroll for free to listen to audio lessons, classroom podcasts and take practice test.
Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions
What is soil description?
💡 Hint: Think of characteristics like color and texture.
What does the effective size (D10) indicate?
💡 Hint: Look at where the curve intersects.
4 more questions available
Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is the primary purpose of soil classification?
💡 Hint: Consider how engineers would approach differing soils.
Wet sieving is primarily used for separating which size of soil?
💡 Hint: Think about the sieve sizes defined in the section.
Get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with advanced challenges
Given a soil sample measuring D10 = 0.02mm and D60 = 0.3mm, calculate the uniformity coefficient, and explain what this indicates about the soil.
💡 Hint: Apply the uniformity coefficient formula.
A grading curve for a sample shows a high percentage of clay with low effective size. Discuss the potential engineering challenges this might pose.
💡 Hint: Investigate the behaviors of clay in construction scenarios.
Get performance evaluation
Reference links
Supplementary resources to enhance your learning experience.