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Q: A sample of soft saturated clay has a volume of 100 cm3 and weighs 175 grams. If the oven dry weight…

A: Given data, A saturated clay sample having, Volume = V = 100cm³ total Weight(W) = 175gm Weight of…

Q: In a shrinkage limit test, the volume and mass of a dry soil pat are found to be 50 cm³ and 88 g…

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Q: An uncompacted heap of soil has a volume of 10000 m³ and void ratio of 1. If the soil is compacted…

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Q: Situation 3 - Following are the results of a shrinkage limit test: lInitial volume of soil in…

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Q: 6.6 The in situ moist unit weight of a soil is 17.3 kN/m³ and the moisture content is 16%. The…

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Q: The results from a soil compaction test are shown in the table below. The solid grains of the soil…

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Q: a volume of 100 cc and weighs 175 grams. The oven-dry weight is to be 120 grams. a. What is the dry…

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Q: A sample of silty clay has a volume of 14.88 cm³, a total mass of 28.81 gm, a dry mass of 24.83 am…

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Q: In constructing an earth dam 1600 m³ of earth are required. If the desired void ratio of the dam is…

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Q: A) Find the void ratio and how much water is required to saturate 1m' of a soil has a porosity of…

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Q: To prepare a soil specimen of 500 cc volume having 10% water content and 8% air voids, the volume of…

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Q: A loose, uncompacted sand fill 6-ft in depth has a relative density of 40%. Laboratory tests…

A: Given, Ho = 6 ft  Dr = 40% or 0.40 emax = 0.90 emin = 0.46

Q: 4- The Atterberg limits for a clay soil used for an earth dam are liquid limit 60%, plastic limit…

A: given data: liquid limit (WL)=60%Shrinkage limit (Ws)=25%volume at liquid limit (VL)=10 cm3Volume…

Q: What is the dry unit weight of a clay soil when the void ratio of a sample thereof is 0.50, the…

A: Given data: Void ratio, e = 0.50 Degree of saturation = 70 % Specific gravity of soil grains, G =…

Q: Liquid limit of a soil is given45% which corresponds to the volume of soil as 90cc. The soil is oven…

A: Given, Water content and Volume at liquid limit:- W1= 45% V1= 90cc Volume at shrinkage limit, Vsh=…

Q: Index Properties If the void ratio is 1 for soil with G = 2.5, what is the degree of saturation at…

A: Void ratio, e = 1G = 2.5Water content, W = 40% = 0.4The degree of saturation (S) is =?

Q: The moist unit weight of 0.0057 m³ of a soil is 102.6 N. The moisture content and the specific…

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Q: end of compaction, the in-place void ratio was found to be 0.70. If the moisture content of the soil…

A: We will use formula of void ratio.

Q: 1. A saturated soil with a volume of 19.65cc has a mass of 36g. When the soil was dried its volume…

A: Saturated soil  Volume V1 = 19.65 cc Mass M1 = 36 GM Dry soil Volume V2 = 13.5 cc Mass M2 = 25 gm…

Q: A sample of soil determined to have a void ratio of 1.01, moisture content of 22.0%, and specific…

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Q: From the following data, solve for the degree of compaction. If this is for Item 201, Aggregate Base…

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Q: Situation 3 - Following are the results of a shrinkage limit test: Initial volume of soil in…

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Q: en a natural soil sample with a voids ratio of 0.7, degree of saturation of 80% and specitic ne the…

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Q: cylindrical specimen of a cohesive soil of 13 cm diameter and 22 cm length was prepared by…

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Q: The laboratory compaction test of a certain type of soil gives a maximum dry density of 1.486 g/cc…

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A: weight of soil  w1 = 224g volume of container    V1 = 500m3 volume of water   Vw = 392cm3 water…

Q: 2. What Is the void ratio for a soil where the voids represent 30% of the total volume.

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Q: How do i solve problem 6.4 a & b

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Q: Explain the Two terms, void ratio and porosity. Also express a relationship between the volumes in a…

A: Void ratio : Its is defined as the ratio of volume of void in soil to the volume of solids in soil.…

Q: An oven dried soil has a mass of 225 g. The soil was placed in a specific gravity bottle and then…

A: Given : Mass of soil solids= 225g Mass of bottle with soil and water=1650 g Mass of bottle filled…

Q: Shown in the figure below is the phase diagram of a soil specimen whose specific gravity G₁ = 2.8…

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Q: A soil has a water content of 35 percent, a void ratio of 0.750, and a specific gravity of 2.85.…

A: e=0.75 Gs=2.85 S=0.35

Q: a) What are the typical permeability values for clay and sand, respectively? Discuss how the pore…

A: The permeability or coefficient of permeability can be defined as the rate of flow of water through…

Q: If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of solids in a soil mass, than the values of porosity…

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Q: 2. Following are the results from the liquid and plastic limit tests for a soil. LIQUID LIMIT TEST…

A: As stated by the student , i am solving problem 2 Given: Liquid limit test data and plastic limit =…

Q: In its natural state the soil in a borrow pit, the total (moist) unit weight is 120 lb/ft³, and the…

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Q: 1. A soil has a bulk density of 1.95 Mg/m and a water conten of 10.5%.The value of Gs is…

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Q: A saturated soil has a moisture content of -0% and a specific gravity of 2.74. Compute he void…

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Q: 4. Phase Diagram A soil sample was obtained at the underground parking garage that Dr. Barry is…

A: Given Data  Total volume of soil (VT) = 0.05 ft3  Total weight of soil (WT) = 4.2 lbs  Weight of…

Q: An oven dry soil sample of volume 225 cm³ weighs 390 g. If the specific gravity is 2.72, determine…

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Q: If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of solids in a soil mass, then the values of porosity…

A: Given data : Volume of void=VVVolume of solid =VSVV=VS

Q: What is the weight of soil solid in 1 m3 of soil having void ratio 0.4 and G = 2.7. (Take Yw= 10…

A: Given data, Volume of soil= 1m³ Void ratio e = 0.4 G = 2.7 Yw= 10kN/m³

Q: A sample of soil was retrieved and tested in the laboratory. Its water content was 29%, the bulk…

A: Given information: So, the void ratio =e = 0.816

Q: The mass of a chunk of moist soil is 20 kg and its dry density is 1500 kg/m3. What is the void ratio…

A: Given data- mass of moist soil=20 kgdry density γd=1500 kg/m3G=2.50density of water γw=1000 kg/m3

Q: Calculate the void ratio and specific gravity of solids of a saturated soil whose unit weight is…

A: Saturated unit weight, ρsat=1877 kgm3 Water content= 51%=0.51 Void ratio is defined as the ratio…

Q: A completely saturated sample of clay has a volume of 31.25 cm and has a mass of 58.66g. After…

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Pricing Excavation and Backfill

Backfill, in construction, is the activity of returning the soil and gravel that are removed during building construction or using them again to toughen and support the foundation of the building or any other structural component.