A soil sample has a bulk unit weight of 17.5 kN/m^3 at a water content of 10.1%. Use Gs=2.58 Determine the porosity. Answer in TWO(2) decimal places. Numerical values only. Don't indicate units here, just on the submitted solution.

A soil sample has a bulk unit weight of 17.5 kN/m^3 at a water content of 10.1%. Use Gs=2.58 Determine the porosity. Answer in TWO(2) decimal places. Numerical values only. Don't indicate units here, just on the submitted solution.

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781305970939

Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Chapter7: Permeability

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 7.17P

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Q: Consider the frame shown in (Figure 1). The members are fixed connected at the supports and joints.…

Q: A triaxial test was performed on a dry. cohesionless sand. The sample fails when the confining…

Q: The scoop holds a 2,0 determine the vertical reaction at joint K (FK). Note that HL is connected to…

A: The scope holds some load concentrated at G if all the links are duplicate we need to determine the…

Q: Water is transported in a pipe, at an average flow rate of Q = 80 L/s. Calculate the pressure…

A: Solution of a part a and part b

Q: A granular soil has a saturated unit weight of 20 kN/m3 and an effective angle of shearing…

A: Granular soil : Granular soil is defined as gravel, sand, or silt (coarse-grained soil) that…

Q: Determine the moment of inertia (Ix and ly) of the T-section of a cast-iron beam as shown with…

Q: 2P (kN) P(KN/m) B) 2 m 2m 2m n 2 m

A: the length of simply supported beam =8mThe value of P=24left end support is hingedright end support…

Q: 3. Two columns 300mmx300mm and 400mmx400mm are loaded by axial and bending forces as shown. They are…

A: Given: column outer: 300x300mm DL = 200 kN, LL = 150 kN Column inner: 400x400 mm DL = 400 kN, LL =…

Q: 4. Calculate the lateral force of a wall of height 20 ft with a sand backfill as shown in figure.2.…

Q: Find the horizontal base reactions for the porta shown, when the vertical bars have A = 9000 m 1=…

Q: A reservoir of glycerin (glyc) has a mass of 1200 kg and a volume of 0.952 m'. Find the glycerin's…

Q: A simply supported 4-m long beam is made up of 80% grade Malugai. The beam is carrying a uniform…

Q: Write teo formulas for the two cases. Write two formulas for the two quantity take of cases with…

A: Given data, Length of stud = 6 ft Spacing between stud = 3 ft Dimension of CMU considering head and…

Q: Using both Three-Method Equation and Slope Deflection Method. Determine

Q: A 10 lb block is in equilibrium. What is the magnitude of the friction force between this block and…

Q: Network Diagram From the following data, determine the following:

A: For the following activity the network diagram will be:

Q: A C8 × 11.5 is connected to a gusset plate with 22 mm diameter bolts as shown. The steel is A572…

A: Given:- A C8×11.5 is connected to a gusset plate The diameter of the bolts = 22 mm The steel grade…

Q: , C Please correct answer

A: Resultant force…

Q: All the members in the frame have the same E and I. A is fixed, and C and D are pinned. The frame…

Q: Determine the y-coordinate of the centroid of the shaded area in terms of h.

A: GIVEN: Triangle having base 2h and height h from which semicircle is cut out of radius h/2 To find…

Q: The moment of inertia of the rectangle about the x-axis equals. k 5cm 2cm 1cm O 56 cm4 24 cm4

Q: What is the actual bending stress of the beam in MPa?

A: to find bending stress

Q: what do they mean asset mapping

A: Need to explain Asset mapping

Q: gravity igur that is 12 m deep on its upstream side. The coefficient of friction between the soil…

Q: Neglecting the weight of all members, compute the maximum value of P that can be applied in the…

Q: Estimate the missing precipitation data at station D with the given data in the table below. Give…

A: There are two method available to find the missing precipitation 1. Simple Arithmetic Method 2.…

Q: Imin %3D in4 max in4

A: Mohr’s Circle: - It is a two dimensional graph by which one can see the variation of normal and…

Q: 7-5. The pliers are used to grip the tube at B. If a force of 20 lb is applied to the handles,…

Q: the beam below has constant EI over the entire length (L1= 2L and L2-L) and subjected to…

A: Given : Beam with internal hinge Force method P1 = 2P M1 = PL

Q: A simply supported 4-m long beam is made up of 80% grade Malugai. The beam is carrying a uniform…

Q: The soil in a deposit underlying an area where a level ground surface exists has a unit weight of 22…

A: Given: Unit Weight of soil = 22 kN/m3, Depth = 5m

Q: A concrete post is reinforced with 4-28mm diameter steel bars. Compute the stress in each material…

A: Compute the stress in each material of given section

Q: If a 60-kg crate starts from rest and achieves a velocity of 3.5 m/s after traveling 4 meters to the…

Q: 542.A hydraulic jump was established in the river. The depth before the jump measured 3.38 cm and…

A: Given data in question Depths of flow Width of channel Discharge To find out Type of jump

Q: A granular soil has a saturated unit weight of 20 kN/m3 and an effective angle of shearing…

Q: Seepage is occurring through a porous media shown in the figure. The hydraulic conductivity values…

Q: 3.) Consider the 2D simple-truss shown below where point A is connected via a pin, and point D is…

Q: The power of a centrifugal pump, P depends upon the flow rate of water, Q, impeller diameter D of…

Q: Question 13/13 (10 p.) A former student of mechanics wishes to weigh himself but has access only to…

Q: Neglecting the weight of all members, compute the maximum value of P that can be applied in the…

A: Given: Two Rigid bars AB and CD, Vertical displacement is limited to 5.5mm

Q: Depends on В, С Activity Duration (day) E 2 В A 3 C A 4 G E 3 F С, D 5 A None 2 H E, F 2 D A I F 4 J…

Q: 557. A cast-iron beam 10 m long and supported as shown in Fig. P-557 carries a uniformly distributed…

Q: A small catchment area of 150hectare received a rainfall of 10.5cm in 90 min due to a storm at a the…

A: Introduction- Runoff refers to all of the liquid that is flowing through the stream channel at any…

Q: f 600 N at the midspan. The cross-sectional are

A: Find reactions :∑ MB=0RA(4)-11(4)(2)-0.56=0RA=22.3KNRB=22.3KN

Q: 563..After setting a 31.2 cm wide broad crested weir at a section of Padma River, got the discharge…

A: Given: Actual discharge = 600LPM Theoretical discharge = 0.0107 m3/s

Q: 10. Draw the Free-Body Diagram. Provide a direction and a name for each reaction force and moment.…

Q: SITUATION 2: A 30 m tape measured a 412 m distance at a temperature of 520C. The tape is of a…

A: Length of tape, distance measured, standard temperature, temperature during measurement have been…

Q: Q1/ It is required to design a concrete mix using the American Concrete Institute method for use in…

Q: 12-39. The sewer pipe, made of unfinishoed concrete, is required to carry water at 60 ft/s when it…

Q: Rigid bar ABC is supported by bronze rod (1) and aluminum rod (2), as shown. A concentrated load Pis…

Question

100%

final ans is 0.37

A soil sample has a bulk unit weight of 17.5 kN/m^3 at a water content of
10.1%. Use Gs=2.58
Determine the porosity.
Answer in TWO(2) decimal places. Numerical values only. Don't indicate
units here, just on the submitted solution.

Expert Solution

This question has been solved!

Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.

This is a popular solution!

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Step 1

VIEW

Step 2

VIEW

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 2 images

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Knowledge Booster

Learn more about

Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, civil-engineering and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.

Similar questions

A soil sample has a bulk unit weight of 17.9 kN/m^3 at a water content of 16.9%. Use Gs=2.57 Determine the porosity. Answer in TWO(2) decimal places. Numerical values only. Don't indicate units here, just on the submitted solution.
The total volume of a soil specimen is 80,000 mm^3 and has a mass of 152 g. the dry mass of the specimen is 122g, and the density of the soil is 2.65 Mg/m^3. Compute the following index properties: (a) e; (b) n; (c) S; (d) ρt; and (e) ρd. Include phase diagrams.
Question 8 (1) - Oedometer test What are the boundary conditions applied to a soil sample tested in an Oedometer? Z H a) Pore water pressure at z = H (top of the sample) is PH = Yw. H b) Ez = Ex c) &z=&v (₂ is the volumetric strain of the sample) d) At time t=0, 4p = 0
1. A 1 m³ sample of moist soil weights 1800 kg. The water content is 10%. Assume p, is 2700 kg/m³. With this information, fill in all the blanks on the phase diagram. After your phase diagram is complete, compute void ratio, porosity and dry density. Show all your calculations. V 4 V Air Water Soil A M + M
Permeability tests were performed on a soil sample, under different void ratio and different temperatures and the following results were obtained. Test No. 1 2 Void ratio Temperature °C (e) 0.65 1.02 25° 40⁰ Estimate the coefficient of permeability at a temperature of 20°C for a voids ratio of 0.80. Given the following physical properties of water: At 20°C, n = 10.09 × 10+ and p„ = 0.998 g/cm³ At 25°C, n = 8.95 × 104 g sec/cm² and p k(cm/s) 0.4x10 1.9x10¹ At 40° C, n = 6.54 × 10 g sec/cm² and p 8 0.997 g/cm³ = 0.992 g/cm³
A liquid limit test on a clay was performed with the following results. The natural water content of the clay is 38% and plastic limit is 21%. Number of Blows 6 12 20 28 32 Water content (%) 52.5 47.1 42.3 38.6 37.5 What is the liquidity index of this clay? (Use Interpolation) Group of answer choices 0.895 0.96 1.08 0.90 Please answer this asap. For upvote. Thanks
PROBLEM 5: Laboratory test shows that a soil sample has emax = 0.85 and emin = 0.55. If the porosity of the sample is 43%, compute the density index. a. 26% C. 45% b. 32% d. 28%
Find the value of Cc of the following soil data sample Weight Percentage Cumulative Percentage Sieve Weight retained (gm) percentage retained (C) retained finer S.NO Select one: O a. 10.85 size (gm) N = (100 - C) {W,/ W,} x 100 1 75mm 100 O b. 7.36 63mm 100 O c. 18.34 50mm 100 O d. 2,96 4 37.5mm 454 22.7 22.7 77.30 5 28mm 285 14.25 36.95 63.05 6 20mm 207 10.35 47.30 52.70 7 14mm 318 15.90 63.20 36.80 8 10mm 206 10.30 73.50 26.50 6.3mm 118 5.90 79.40 20.60 10 5.0mm 102 5.10 84.50 15.50 11 3.35mm 64 3.20 87.70 12.30 12 2.0mm 88 4.40 92.10 7.90 13 1.18mm 35 1.75 93.85 6.15 14 600µ 42 2.10 95.15 4.85 15 300µ 33 1.65 97.60 2.40 16 150µ 18 0.90 98.50 1.50 17 75µ 22 1.10 99.6 0.40 18 Pan 8 0.40 100 In the pan we have = 100 W,= 2000 2 -99.6 = 0.4 % of material 2. 3.
A SOIL SAMPLE WAS TAKEN FROM A SITE AND WAS PLACED IN A CUBICAL CONTAINER WITH ONE SIDE EQUAL TO 0.1m. THE NET WEIGHT OF THE SOIL IS FOUND OUT TO BE 2kN. AFTER OVEN DRYING, THE WEIGHT WAS REDUCED TO 53%. WHAT IS THE UNIT WEIGHT OF THE SOIL AFTER DRYING? * Your answer A SATURATED SOIL HAS VOID RATIO EQUAL TO 0.65 AND sg = 2.9. WHAT IS THE SUBMERGED UNIT WEIGHT OF THE SOIL? * Your answer THE WEIGHT OF THE VOIDS OF ON SITE SOIL WAS MEASURED AND FOUND OUT TO BE 1 kN. AFTER DRYING, THE WEIGHT OF THE SOLID WAS FOUND TO BE 1 kN. IF THE VOLUME OF THE SOIL IS 0.099 m3, WHAT IS THE NATURAL UNIT WEIGHT OF THE SOIL? * Your answer
3-8 A 1-ft3 of undisturbed soil sample has a dry weight of 107 lbs. The specific gravity of the soil solids is 2.70. Need Vs VT = 1 To solve for Vs = use the following equation Ws=Vs*Gs*yw (solve for Vs) a) Calculate the void ratio of the sample. b) Calculate the porosity of the sample. DC
Derive relation between void ratio and porosity and draw graph for degree of saturation.
The following data are obtained for a soil specimen: Mt=221gm, Ms=128gm, Gs=2.70 and S=75%. Find the total volume, void ratio, water content, and porosity of the specimen.