Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To determine
Find the saturated unit weight in
(b)
To determine
Find the moisture content.
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Q1: For a soil in natural state, given e =0.8, w=24% , and Gs=2.68
(a)determine the moist unit weight, dry unit weight and degree of saturation.
(b) If the soil is made complecly saturated by adding water, what
would its moisture content at that time ? Also find the saturated unit
wieght.
4- The moist density of a soil is 1680 kg/m³. Given w. = 18% and Gs = 2.73, determine:
a. Dry density
b. Porosity
c. Degree of saturation
d. Mass of water, in kg/m³, 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
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- 13. A soil has a specific gravity of solids (Gs) of 2.65, a water content of 13% and a void ratio of 0.8. a. draw the phase diagram and fill it in with the numerical values b. determine the porosity, saturation, and the dry, saturated, and submerged unit weights in lb/ft³. using Gs= Ms mearrow_forward3.11 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.arrow_forwardThe moist weight of 28.3x10^-3 cu.m of soil is 60kn. If the moisture content 15%, and the specific gravity of soil solids is 2.72. Calculate the following. a. Moist unit weight b. Dry unit weight c. void ration d. Degree of saturation e. volume occupied by waterarrow_forward
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