Department
of Earth Science / 
Northeastern
Illinois University
INTRODUCTION TO GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
ESCI 340
Spring 2010
Daily Objectives #12
(February 18, 2010)
Dr. Laura Sanders
A new homework assignment
has been posted.
By the end of today's class, you
should be able to do the following:
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Review: List the
steps in determining moisture content of a soil.
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Describe the use of sieves and
hydrometers for particle size analysis.
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Describe the consistency of
fine-grained soils in the following states:
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Describe the meaning of the terms
Atterberg limit, liquid limit, plastic limit, and plasticity
index.
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Describe the use of a liquid
limit device for determining the liquid limit of a soil.
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Describe the properties of soils
that have a high vs. low plasticity index.
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Explain what an ASTM
standard is, and how ASTM standards are used.
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Write a laboratory procedure based
on an ASTM standard (see the homework assignment).
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