02 1) A soil has been compacted in an embankment, at a bulk unit weight of 21.5 kN/m and water content of 12% Taking G, -2.65, calculate dry unit weight, void ratio, degree of saturation and air content.

Q: Explain what factors are employed when we seek to group soils into any particular Soil Order.

A: The process of soil classification is fundamental to understanding and characterizing the diverse…

Q: What is the turthosity of the soil?

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Q: Describe about the importance of the shearing strength of the soil.

A: Importance of the shear strength of the soil:

Q: What are the features of residual soil formation?

A: Residual soils are defined as the soils which are formed due to in-situ weathering of the parent…

Q: A soil is described as a “Silty clay, trace to some sand, trace fine gravel and cobbles”. Describe…

A: According to the description, the soil is mostly silty clay with trace quantities of sand, fine…

Q: A rigid foundation is subjected to a vertical column load, P = 355 kN, as shown in Figure 11.43.…

A: Soil is one of the important aspects of construction material. So one needs to find out its…

Q: Explain the Application to Transported Soil Deposits.

A: Transported soils are those materials from which they were transferred originally, by gravity, wind,…

Q: C. 22. Which of the following does not affect friction between soil particles? a. Mineralogy b.…

A: The friction between the soil particles is the phenomenon responsible for shear strength of soil.…

Q: Explain the procedure for conducting the soil suction test using the filter paper method to measure…

A: Answer: The filter paper method is a common method for measuring matric potential (soil absorption)…

Q: What is the state or nature of the water immediately surrounding a clay particle?

A: Various types of Soil water are  1- Structural water 2- Adsorbed water 3- Capillary water 4- Free or…

Q: The shear strength of soils, it is common to consider the two major categories of soil types. Name…

A: Shear strength of soil is considered as an important property of soil. It is defined as the maximum…

Q: Describe the Consistency and Strength of Cohesive Soils.

A: Soil consistency is defined as the strength that binds soil materials together, or soil resistance…

Q: 1.1 What are the three characteristics of soil? 1.2 Why do we do Sieve Analysis? 1.3 How many kinds…

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Q: Why Gravel and sand are universally considered coarse-grained soil?

A: Coarse grained soils are defined as the soils whose particles size is large so that can be seen by…

Q: Describe the application and conditions of residual soils.

A: - Residual soil is type of soil which is formed due to weathering effect on parent rock at the…

Q: Why we want to know the shear strength of soil

A: Shear strength of soil is defined as the resistance offered by the soil grains(solids) against the…