What is the effect of too little or too much water in the voids of soil? How is this related to the strength of the soil?

Q: A stream traveling at 0.5 m/s reaches a point where the cross-sectional area of the stream is…

A:

Q: A roadway section is 3000 ft long (15 stations), the end area values (ft?) are Aoc= 3, Aor=15,…

A: Option b is

Q: The density of air near earth's surface is 1:3 kg/m and he atmospheric pressure is 1:0 x 10 N/m ?.…

A:

Q: 5. In a deep saline water aquifer, there is a zone of fresh water of 100 ft depth. A well is drilled…

A:

Q: Draw a cross-section and explain how quicksand forms.

A: A constant flow of water causes the sand to get wet. Since water cannot escape it liquifies the…

Q: What would you look at in a series of topographic maps to determine that erosion has occurred? O A…

A:

Q: Why is earth flattened at poles?

A: To complete one revolution, a point on Earth’s equator takes 100 miles per hour, but a point near…

Q: Rocks are sometimes used along coasts to prevent erosion. If a rock needs to weigh 2,000 kilograms…

A: Given m=2000 kg Density d =3200 kg/m3

Q: As stream velocity decreases, which factor will likely increase? A. erosion of the stream bank B.…

A: Required : As stream velocity decreases, which factor will likely increase.

Q: Calculate the sedimentation volume of the flocculated suspension.

A: A flocculated suspension refers to a suspension where particles sediment under the form of a floc.…

Q: Is this solution correct? I thought the area in ft2 needs to be converted to in2.

A:

Q: Explain different type of stress.

A: There are two types of stress.Normal Stress : Caused due to normal forces (forces perpendicular to…

Q: What is the primary purpose of a retaining wall? a) To provide structural support to buildings b) To…

A: Retaining walls are primarily used to restrain and hold the soil mass at critical slopes against…

Q: m3 s-1 flow water treatment plant uses ten sedimentation basins with an overflow rate of 15 m3 day-1…

A: Given: Discharge Q=1 m3/sec Overflow rate =15 m3/d,m2                        =15 24×3600  m3/sec-m2…

Q: A swimmer in an inner tube would like to ride the longshore current 0.21 km along the beach to the…

A:

Q: Discuss whether fully developed pipe flow is one-, two-, or three-dimensional.

A: Given: Discuss whether fully developed pipe flow is one-,two-, or three-dimensional. Now,

Q: If aquifer hydraulic conductivity, hydraulic gradient and effective porosity are found to be 04…

A: Discharge through a body of Area A is defined as the product of hydraulic conductivity, hydraulic…

Q: The ploughing of field helps in the conservation of water in the soil. Explain.

A: Capillaries will be formed in soil which is not ploughed for a long time. Water inside the soil will…

Q: What is Elasticity and deformation? Give two examples of elasticity and deformation from the…

A:

Q: Consider a steady-flow mixing process. Under what conditions will the energy transported into the…

A: The conservation of energy that proposed in the given case is equivalent to the conservation of the…

Q: dy soil in its densest state or at pårymin for the situation of interest or at påry ove equations,…

A: Given: To calculate the dry units, void ratio and the relative density is shown as,

Q: Describe how the trash from the West Coast of the US ends up in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

A: We know that there are large amounts of garbage that are damped by human into patch of sea or ocean.…

Q: The volume flow rate may be measured in units of and the linear flow rate may be measured in units…

A: The volume is measured in litres so volume flow rate can be measured in mL/min ,μl/min,nl/min and in…

Q: after rubbing your fingers over the rock how did the surface feel?

A: Rock surface is mostly rough in nature, It offers frictional force.

Q: Determine the velocity gradient at y = 1.5 m

A:

Q: 5. The "iceberg analogy" for the isostatic equilibrium of the continental crust turns out to be…

A:

Q: 40.When a stream is flowing rapidly and its gradient is steep , downcutting is rapid . The result is…

A: When the stream flows rapidly along a steep gradient, it is in the young stage.  There are the…

Q: How does the speed of the water flowing out of the hole vary with the height of the water  column?

A:

Q: Consider two identical fans, one at sea level and the other on top of a high mountain, running at…

A: The volume flow rate is constant in both the cases as the size and speed of both the fans are the…

Q: What fraction of the iceberg lies below the water level?

A: According to Archimedes principle Bouyant force = weight of liquid displaced

Q: How to design a small dam? We've been tasked to do that for our project and we don't know what to…

A: While designing a dam the following factors should be considered: 1) Geology and foundation…

Q: A soil has the dry density 1.6 (g/cm3),w-10% and Gs=2.7. Using phase diagram a) Void Ratio b) Total…

A: Given a soil has the dry density =1.6g/cm^3 W=10% and G's =2.7.

Q: 3. Prove that the slope of the internal fault characteristics for a single-end-fed system is 200%.

A: Given Prove that the slope of the internal fault characteristics for a single-end-fed system is 200…

Q: What is shear stress?

A: A stress, which acts coplanar with cross section of material is known as shear stress. In other…