Structural Analysis
Structural Analysis
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Author: KASSIMALI, Aslam.
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A 56 cm³ sample of moist soil weights 130.5g. When it is dried out in an oven, it weighs 111.1g. The specific gravity of solids is found to be 3.6. Required: Determine: a. the water content (w), to the nearest tenth. b. wet unit weight of soil ('Y), to the nearest hundredth. c. dry unit weight of soil ('Yd), to the nearest hundredth. d. void ratio (e), to the nearest thousandth. e. porosity (n), to the nearest tenth. f. degree of saturation (S), to the nearest tenth.
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Transcribed Image Text:A 56 cm³ sample of moist soil weights 130.5g. When it is dried out in an oven, it weighs 111.1g. The specific gravity of solids is found to be 3.6. Required: Determine: a. the water content (w), to the nearest tenth. b. wet unit weight of soil ('Y), to the nearest hundredth. c. dry unit weight of soil ('Yd), to the nearest hundredth. d. void ratio (e), to the nearest thousandth. e. porosity (n), to the nearest tenth. f. degree of saturation (S), to the nearest tenth.
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Given:

Volume of sample, V=56 cm3

Weight of moist soil, W=130.5 g

Weight of dry soil, Wd=111.1 g

Specific gravity of soil, SG=3.6

To find:

a. Water content, w

b. Unit weight of wet soil, γ

c. Unit weight of dry soil, γd

d. Void ratio, e

e. Porosity, n

f. Degree of saturation, S

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