Problem 1 A sample of clay is brought back from the field and trimmed to a cylinder of the following dimensions: height = 600 mm, diameter = 150 mm. It weighs 200 N. The water content has been determined to be 12%. Assume a specific gravity of G = 2.7 for the soil particle, find the following parameters for the clay: a. Dry unit weight, Natural moist unit weight, Void ratio,Degree of saturation b. Volume of water to be added to increase the water content to 18% c. The mass of water to be added into this soil sample for full saturation

Problem 1 A sample of clay is brought back from the field and trimmed to a cylinder of the following dimensions: height = 600 mm, diameter = 150 mm. It weighs 200 N. The water content has been determined to be 12%. Assume a specific gravity of G = 2.7 for the soil particle, find the following parameters for the clay: a. Dry unit weight, Natural moist unit weight, Void ratio,Degree of saturation b. Volume of water to be added to increase the water content to 18% c. The mass of water to be added into this soil sample for full saturation

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