.A sample of clay soil has a liquid limit of 62% and its plasticity index is 32 percent. (1) What is the state of consistency of the soil if the soil in its natural state has a water content of 34 percent? (11) Calculate the shrinkage limit if the void ratio of the sample at the shrinkage limit is 0.70 Assume Gs = 2.70. %3D

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Q: The total volume of a soil specimen is 80,000 mm3 and it weighs 150 grams. The dry weight of the…

A: Find the following: a) The water content. b) Void Ratio. e) Porosity. d) Degree of saturation. e)…

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Q: A soil sample has a void ratio of 0.5 and its porsity will be close to O A. 50% O B. 66% O C. 100% O…

A: Void ratio- e=0.5 It is needed to find the value of the porosity n.

Q: Soil is compacted at the construction site, so the void ratio changes (gets denser) from 0.80 to…

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Q: The data of soil specimen are given below; Y(pcf) = 128.9, S% = 48.7 Y(pcf) = 131.4, S% = 78.8 a.…

A: We know Y= (G+Se)(1+e)Yw When Y=128.9, S=48.7% And when Y=131.4, S=78.8%

Q: A technician obtained a soil porosity of 1.5. It is okay because it is possible to measure porosity…

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Weight-Volume relationships

Weight is defined as the quantity of matter contained in a body. Weight can also be defined as the force acting on a body due to gravity. Mathematically, weight can be defined as-