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 3.6P
(a)
To determine
Calculate the porosity of soil.
(b)
To determine
Calculate the dry unit weight of the soil.
(c)
To determine
Calculate the saturated unit weight of the soil.
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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 2. A saturated clay soil has a moisture content of
40%. Given that G,= 2.73, determine the following in metric
system:
a. Porosity
b. Dry unit weight
A moist soil has a void ratio of 0.65. The soil moisture content is 14% and its solids density or relative specific weight of solids is 2.7. Determine:
a. What is the saturated unit weight in kN/m3?b. How much water, in kN/m3, needs to be added to the soil for it to be completely saturated?c. What would be the wet unit weight in kN/m3 when the degree of saturation is 70%?
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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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