1. A saturated soil with a volume of 19.65cc has a mass of36g. When the soil was dried its volume and mass were13.50cc and 25g respectively. What is the shrinkage limitof the soil?2. The field unit weight of the soil sample 1s 1960 kg/m³ andMEDR = 0.44, determine the following:a) Specific gravityb) Dry unit weight if water content is 15%c) Porosityd) Relative densitye) Saturated unit weightf) Effective unit weightg) Weight of water in KN that must be added per m3for a 90%-degree saturationh) Mass of water in kg to be added per 2.5m³ to reachfull saturationi) If max dry unit weight is 18KN/m³, what is thepercentage of relative compaction?j) Is it within the allowable compaction range of 95+0.2?

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Refer to the soil in Problem 4.5. Using the Casagrande plasticity chart, graphically estimate the shrinkage limit of the soil as shown in Figure 4.22. 4.5 The following data were obtained by conducting liquid limit and plastic limit tests on a soil collected from the site. Liquid limit tests: Plastic limit test: PL = 19.3% a. Draw the flow curve and determine the liquid limit. b. Using the Casagrande plasticity chart (Figure 4.21), determine the soil type.
The properties of seven different clayey soils are shown below (Skempton and Northey, 1952). Investigate the relationship between the strength and plasticity characteristics by performing the following tasks: a. Estimate the plasticity index for each soil using Skemptons definition of activity [Eq. (4.28)]. b. Estimate the probable mineral composition of the clay soils based on PI and A (use Table 4.3) c. Sensitivity (St) refers to the loss of strength when the soil is remolded or disturbed. It is defined as the ratio of the undisturbed strength (f-undisturbed) to the remolded strength (f-remolded)) at the same moisture content [Eq. (12.49)]. From the given data, estimate f-remolded for the clay soils. d. Plot the variations of undisturbed and remolded shear strengths with the activity, A, and explain the observed behavior.
How is the plasticity index of a soil determined?

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1. A saturated soil with a volume of 19.65cc has a mass of 36g. When the soil was dried its volume and mass were 13.50cc and 25g respectively. What is the shrinkage limit of the soil?