Geotech Crossword

5. Increase in soil density caused by stress.
6. Ability of a porous material to allow fluids to pass through.
9. Settlement which occurs when water is forced out of soil voids.
11. Maximum stress a soil has been subjected to in the past.
14. Graphical representation of 2D groundwater flow.
15. Shear strength characteristic present in clay, but not sand.
16. Type of settlement (consolidation) which is of principal concern in sandy soils.
18. Condition of soil when all voids are filled with water.
20. Consolidation state of clay whose current stress is equal to maximum preconsolidation stress.
22. Type of settlement (consolidation) which must be computed in clay.
23. Limit Moisture content at which clay begins to behave like a liquid.

1. Type of clay with a strong affinity for water, making it an unstable substrate for building.
2. Condition in which soil pore pressures are allowed to dissipate during soil loading.
3. Index Index used to compute primary consolidation
4. Ratio Ratio of volume of voids to volume of solids.
7. Weight Weight per volume of a material.
8. Type of settlement primarily experienced in sandy soil.
10. Soil type whose particles are smaller than .075mm.
12. / Type of rock derived from settling, depositional, or precipitation processes.
13. stress Stress resulting from footing or fill loads.
17. Organization which defines soil classifications (acronym).
19. Graded Describes soil with an even distribution of grain sizes.
21. stress Stress resulting from weight of soil above a point of interest.
22. Soil type whose particles are between .075mm and 4.75mm.