1.7 - Permanent Strain and Elastic Recovery
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Practice Questions
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What happens to the void ratio when stress is applied to soil?
💡 Hint: Think about the spaces between soil particles.
Define elastic recovery.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when you press a sponge and then release it.
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What is the behavior of soil when it first experiences loading?
💡 Hint: Think about how the soil reacts initially when pressure is first applied.
True or False: Permanent strain can occur in any soil type.
💡 Hint: Consider different soil behaviors under stress.
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Challenge Problems
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An engineer needs to design a foundation on a soft clay layer. Describe the steps you would take to assess the soil and predict performance under load.
💡 Hint: Think about the critical factors impacting soil strength and behavior.
A field experienced significant flooding, changing its terrain. How would you expect the soil's effective stress and compressibility to change in this scenario?
💡 Hint: Consider how water affects the soil interstitial pressures.
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