1.1 - Soil Composition
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Practice Questions
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Define soil composition in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about what physical and chemical characteristics define soil.
List two types of soil states.
💡 Hint: Consider how soil might feel or behave.
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What does soil composition refer to?
💡 Hint: Think broadly about all components.
True or False: The Mohr-Coulomb failure criteria consider only shear stress.
💡 Hint: Remember what factors contribute to failure.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a soil sample's grain size distribution and moisture content, describe how these would impact its shear strength.
💡 Hint: Consider how drainage might affect weight and packing.
You have two soils: one very structured and one poorly structured. Predict their behavior under identical loads and discuss the outcomes.
💡 Hint: Think about the concept of stress distribution.
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