A carefully-weighed 52.9 gram soil sample was dispersed for particle-size analysis using the Bouyoucos hydrometer method. The laboratory was held at a constant temperature of 20 C (68 F). The hydrometer reading after 40 seconds was 20.1 and the hydrometer reading after 8 hours was 5.1. What percentage of particles in the soil sample were clay-sized? Your Answer: Answer units

A carefully-weighed 52.9 gram soil sample was dispersed for particle-size analysis using the Bouyoucos hydrometer method. The laboratory was held at a constant temperature of 20 C (68 F). The hydrometer reading after 40 seconds was 20.1 and the hydrometer reading after 8 hours was 5.1. What percentage of particles in the soil sample were clay-sized? Your Answer: Answer units

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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Chapter4: Plasticity And Structure Of Soil

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