Water content of soil is 10% and dry unit weight of soil is 100 lb/cft. What is bulk unit weight of soil
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A: Given that: Saturated unit weight, γsat=126 lb/ft3Moisture content of soil, w = 18.2%
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Q: When the moisture content of a soil is 26%, the degree of saturation is 72% and the moist unit…
A: Moisture content (w) = 26% = 0.26 Degree of saturation (S) = 72% = 0.72 Unit weight of soil (γ)= 108…
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A: The given data is: Water content (w) = 18% Moist unit weight (γb) = 17.3 kN/m3 Specific Gravity of…
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- For an inorganic soil, the following grain-size analysis is given:Sieve No. % Passing4 10010 9020 6440 3880 18200 13For this soil, LL = 23% and PL = 19%. Classify the soil according to:a. The AASHTO soil classificationb. The Unified soil classification systemFINES SAND GRAVEL Fine Medium Coarse Fine Coarse #200 # 4 3" 100 90 80 70 60 E 50 40 30 20 10 0.001 0.01 0.1 10 100 Particle size (mm) Observe SoilB and Classify. The LL is 30 and PL is 25. The material is inorganic in nature. Knowing this, is the soil fine grained? Course grained? what is the group symbol, soil name? What is the coefficient of uniformity, coefficient of curvature? Percent finer by weight|A soil has the following particle size distribution Gravel = 20% Sand = 10% Silt = 30%mm Clay = 40% Classify the soil according to USDA textural classification.
- For an inorganic soil, the following grain size analysis is given U.S sieve NO. 4 10 20 40 80 200 percent passing 100 90 64 38 18 13 For this soil , L.L = 23 and PL = 19 classify the soil according to: a- The AASHTO soil classification system. b- The unified soil classification system . Give group names and group symbols.Give me right solution. The weight of a soil sample is 186 g, the weight of water in the soil is 38 g. is. The volume of this soil, which has a grain specific gravity of 2.71, is 100 cm3. In the light of the information given, the saturated unit volume weight of this soil is ?A soil has the following characteristics: of soil passing 75 μm sieve = 20 1. Percentage 2. Percentage of fraction retained by 4.75 mm sieve = 60 3. Liquid limit = 35 4. Plastic limit = 20 Classify the given soil as per IS-soil classification system.
- What is the name of soil type -according to its gradation- if the soil particles were relatively similar in size? a. Uniformly graded or poorly graded soil b. Well graded or poorly graded soil С. all of these d. poorly graded soil е. Uniformly graded soilClay is a soil material that possesses plasticity in the presence of water. What does the term plastic mean in relation to clay soils?Classify the following soil by the Unified Soil Classification System based on the following information. Soils passing through 2.36 mm sieve = 60.40% Soil passing 75 m sieve = 1.20% D10 0.19 mm D30 0.70 mm D60 2.20 mm
- Calculate the bulk density of a soil using the following values; a. Weight of fresh clod= 35 g b. Weight of paraffin clod= 38 g c. Weight of paraffin clod in water= 16 g d. Moisture content of the clod= 12%Question 8 Classify the following soil using the U.S. Department of Agriculture textural classification. Sand: 45 Silt: 35 Clay: 20 Blank 1 Blank 1 Add your answerGiven: An undisturbed chunk of soil has a wet weight of 73lbs and a volume of 0.65ft³. When dried out in an oven, the soil weighs 57lbs. The specific gravity of solids is found to be 2.9. Required: Determine: a. the water content (w), to the nearest tenth. b. wet unit weight of soil ('Y), to the nearest tenth. c. dry unit weight of soil ('Yd), to the nearest tenth. d. void ratio (e), to the nearest thousandth. e. porosity (n), to the nearest tenth. f. degree of saturation (S), to the nearest tenth.