The following data were obtained from a soil sample. Determine the degree of saturation. MOISTURE CONTENT DETERMINATION |Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3 48.2 Wt of tin cup (g) Wt. of tin cup + Wet Soil (g) Wt. of tin cup and dry soil (g) 50.1 53.3 118.1 126.7 121.5 103.6 109.4 107.6 UNIT WEIGHT DETERMINATION Wt of wet soil (g) Wt of wet soil + paraffin (g) Volume of wet soil + paraffin (mL) 158.6 165.0 101.4 SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF SOLIDS DETERMINATION Wt of pycnometer (g) Wt of pycnometer + solids (g) Wt of water-filled pycnometer (g) Wt of pycnometer + solids + water (g) 102.0 206.0 339.0 405.6 71.1% 74.9% 68.3% O 75.6%

The following data were obtained from a soil sample. Determine the degree of saturation. MOISTURE CONTENT DETERMINATION |Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3 48.2 Wt of tin cup (g) Wt. of tin cup + Wet Soil (g) Wt. of tin cup and dry soil (g) 50.1 53.3 118.1 126.7 121.5 103.6 109.4 107.6 UNIT WEIGHT DETERMINATION Wt of wet soil (g) Wt of wet soil + paraffin (g) Volume of wet soil + paraffin (mL) 158.6 165.0 101.4 SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF SOLIDS DETERMINATION Wt of pycnometer (g) Wt of pycnometer + solids (g) Wt of water-filled pycnometer (g) Wt of pycnometer + solids + water (g) 102.0 206.0 339.0 405.6 71.1% 74.9% 68.3% O 75.6%

Structural Analysis

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337630931

Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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