Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.16P
(a)
To determine
Calculate the dry density of the soil.
(b)
To determine
Calculate the porosity of soil.
(c)
To determine
Calculate the degree of saturation.
(d)
To determine
Calculate the mass of water to be added to reach full saturation.
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3.11 The moist density of a soil is 1750 kg/m³. Given w = 23% and G, = 2.73,
determine:
a. Dry density
b. Porosity
c. Degree of saturation
d. Mass of water, in kg/m', to be added to reach full saturation.
3) For a given moist soil, given that volume = 33m3; mass = 33kg; moisture content = 10%; Gs = 2.7, calculate the following: a. Moist density (kg/m3) b. Dry density (kg/m3) c. Void ratio d. Porosity e. Degree of saturation (%) f. Volume occupied by water
Problem 4
For a given soil, the following are given: G₁ = 2.67; moist unit weight, y = 112 lb/ft³; and
moisture content, w= = 10.8%. Determine:
a. Dry unit weight
b.
Void ratio
c. Porosity.
d. Degree of saturation
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Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.1PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.2PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.3PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.4PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.5PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.6PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.7PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.8PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.9PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.10P
Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.11PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.12PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.13PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.14PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.15PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.16PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.17PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.18PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.19PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.20PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.21PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.22PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.23PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.24PCh. 3 - For a given sandy soil, emax = 0.75 and emin =...Ch. 3 - For a given sandy soil, the maximum and minimum...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.27PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.28PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.29PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.1CTPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.2CTPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.3CTP
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