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- Saturated clay has a volume of 18.9 cm^3 and a mass of 30.2 gm. On oven drying the mass reduces to 18 gm. The volume of dry specimen as determined by displacement of mercury is 9.9 cm^3. Determine the 1. shrinkage limit 2. specific gravity 3. shrinkage ratioA sample of moist sand taken from the field was found to have a moisture content of 14% and a porosity of 38%. In the laboratory test that simulates field conditions, it was found that at its densest state, its void ratio is 85% and at its loosest state its void ratio is 40%. Determine the void ratio. Select one: O a. 0.42 b. 0.61 c. 0.79 d. 0.57 It is the densification of soil by removal of air which require mechanical energy. Select one: a. solidification b. consolidation C. compression d. compaction What particular sand is ideal for field density test using sand cone method? Select one: O a. clean sand b. Ottawa sand c. Owatta sand d. white sandAn undisturbed sample of saturated clay has a volume of 16.5 cm3 and weighs 35.1 g. On oven drying, the weight of the sample reduces to 29.5 g. Determine the porosity in percent
- A sample of moist sand taken from the field was found to have a moisture content of 14% and a porosity of 38%. In the laboratory test that simulates field conditions, it was found that at its densest state, its void ratio is 85% and at its loosest state its void ratio is 40%. Determine the void ratio. Select one: a. 0.79 b. 0.57 c. 0.61 d. 0.42A sample of silty sand in its natural conditions had a volume of 120cm3 and weighed 149g. After saturating the sample with water, it weighed 188g. The sample was then drained by gravity until it reached a constant weight of 133g. Finally the sample was oven dried for 2 days at 221 degrees fahrenheit after which it weighed 120 g. Note that the volume of the voids in the sample under natural conditions is the volume of water in the sample at saturation. Assuming that the density of water is 1 g/cc. Perform the following calculations: a) Water content on a mass basis under natural conditions b) Specificyield c) Specific retention d) Totalporevolume e) Porosity under natural conditionsAn undisturbed sample of medium sand weighs 484.68g. The cylindrical core sample is 6 cm in diameter and 10.61 cm high. The sample is oven-dried for 24hrs at 110°C to remove water content. At the end of drying, the sample weighs 447.32 g. Determine the bulk density, void ratio, water content and saturation percentage of the sample (Take Psand = 2.65 g/cm³)
- An undisturbed sample of saturated clay has a volume of 16.5 cm3 and weighs 35.1 g. On oven drying, the weight of the sample reduces to 29.5 g. Determine the Vs in cm3.A moist sand sample has a volume of 464 cm³ in natural state and a weight of 8.5 N. The dry weight is 7.4 N and the specific gravity is 2.68. Determine the void ratio, the porosity, the water content and the degree of saturation.A sample of sand above the water table was found to have a natural moisture content of 10% and a unit weight of 120 lb/ff3. Laboratory tests on a dried sample indicated values of void ratio as 0.45 and 0.90, for the densest and loosest states respectively. Compute the (a) degree of saturation, and (b) relative density. Use Gs=2.65.
- d) A sample of silty clay has a mass of 126 g. Laboratory tests results give a bulk density (p») of 2.05 g/em', a specific gravity of solids (G.) of 2.71, and a moisture content (w) of 15.7%. Determine all the phase distributions and use the values to calculate the following: i) void ratio (e), ii) porosity (n), ii) degree of saturation (S), iv) dry density (pa), v) dry unit weight (ya), and vi) bulk unit weight (yhwlk)A saturated sample of inorganic clay has a volume of 21.4 cm3 and weighs 36.7 g. After drying, the volume is 13.7 cm3. The weight of dry soil is 23.2 g. Determine the following: (a) Water content, (b) specific gravity, (c) void ratio, (d) saturated unit weight, (e) dry unit weight, (f) shrinkage limit.A sample of dry sand having a unit weight of 16.25 kN/m3 and a specific gravity of 2.70 is placed in the rain. During the rain, the volume of the sample remains constant but the degree of saturation increases to 40%. Determine (a) Void ratio of the sample, (b) the unit weight of the sample after being in the rain (c) water content of the sample after being in the rain and (d) weight of water added to the soil sample if the volume of the soil is 0.5 m3.