1.1 - Plotting the Dial Reading
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Practice Questions
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What does plotting dial readings help us determine?
💡 Hint: Think about how time affects measurements.
What is the purpose of drawing a tangent line?
💡 Hint: Remember, a tangent line touches but does not cross the curve.
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What is the primary purpose of plotting dial readings?
💡 Hint: Remember the relationship between time and consolidation.
True or False: A tangent line can intersect the curve at multiple points.
💡 Hint: Reflect on the definition of a tangent.
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If soil consolidation data indicates a dial reading progression from 1.0 mm to 2.2 mm over a time interval of 36 minutes, how would you derive the change in consolidation rate? Illustrate it on a square-root time plot.
💡 Hint: Focus on the differences between readings and analyze the square-root values.
Given a scenario where a soil deposit is 1 meter thick, and the laboratory results suggest 10 days for full consolidation at a specific loading condition, create a model predicting the time under field conditions using the dial reading technique discussed.
💡 Hint: Consider how field conditions differ from laboratory scenarios.
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