A sample of gray silty clay has a mass of 126 kg. Laboratory tests results give a moist density () of 2:05 g/cm³, a specific gravity of solids (Gs) of 2.71 and a moisture content (w) of 15.7%. 5. ( First determine all entries in the phase diagram. Represent the right side of the diagram in terms of masses (in units of kilograms) and not weights - this is done in the majority of the examples presented in Chapter 2 of the textbook. The volumes listed on the left side of the diagram should be in units of cm³. Then determine the void ratio (e), the porosity (n), the degree of saturation (S), the dry density (d), the dry unit weight (d), and the moist unit weight ().

A sample of gray silty clay has a mass of 126 kg. Laboratory tests results give a moist density () of 2:05 g/cm³, a specific gravity of solids (Gs) of 2.71 and a moisture content (w) of 15.7%. 5. ( First determine all entries in the phase diagram. Represent the right side of the diagram in terms of masses (in units of kilograms) and not weights - this is done in the majority of the examples presented in Chapter 2 of the textbook. The volumes listed on the left side of the diagram should be in units of cm³. Then determine the void ratio (e), the porosity (n), the degree of saturation (S), the dry density (d), the dry unit weight (d), and the moist unit weight ().

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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Chapter7: Permeability

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