GEOTECH Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Ratio of volume of voids and volume of soil. | Porosity, n: 0 < n < 100 |
| Ratio of volume of voids and volume of soil solids. | Void Ratio, e: 0 < e |
| Ratio of volume of water and volume of soil. | Volumetric Water Content |
| Ratio between weight of water and solids | Water content, w: 0 <= w |
| Ratio of volume of water and volume of voids | Saturation, S: 0 <= S <= 100 |
| When the seepage pressure becomes equal to the pressure due to submerged weight of a soil, the effective pressure is reduced to zero and the soil particles have a tendency to move up in the direction of flow. This is phenomenon is generally known as: | Quick Condition/Boiling Condition/Quick Sand |
| The unaggregated and uncemented deposits of minerals and organic particles covering the earth’s crust. | Soil in Civil Engineering |
| If the ground water table in a soil formation rises as resulting of flooding, the bearing capacity of the soil: | Decreases |
| A process by which water-saturated soil sediment temporarily lose strength and acts as a fluid. | Liquefaction |
| Volume change in saturated soils caused by the expulsion of pore water from loading. | Primary Consolidation |
| A decrease in water content results in a reduction of the volume of soil in: | Liquid, Plastic, and Semi-solid states |
| The water content in a soil sample when it continues to loose weight without loosing the volume, is called | Shrinkage Limit |
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