2.9 A hydrometer test has the following results: G, = 2.7, temperature of water = 24°C, and L = 9.2 cm at 60 minutes after the start of sedimenta- tion. (See Figure 2.18.) What is the diameter D of the smallest-sized par- ticles that have settled beyond the zone of measurement at that time (that is, 1 = 60 min)? 3.1 For a given soil, show that Ysat Yu Yd - Ysat + Yw

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A hydrometer test has the following results: G, = 2.7, temperature of
water = 24°C, and L = 9.2 cm at 60 minutes after the start of sedimenta-
tion. (See Figure 2.18.) What is the diameter D of the smallest-sized par-
ticles that have settled beyond the zone of measurement at that time (that
is, t = 60 min)?
For a given soil, show that
Ysat Yw
Yd - Ysat + Yw
e=
Transcribed Image Text:2.9 3.1 A hydrometer test has the following results: G, = 2.7, temperature of water = 24°C, and L = 9.2 cm at 60 minutes after the start of sedimenta- tion. (See Figure 2.18.) What is the diameter D of the smallest-sized par- ticles that have settled beyond the zone of measurement at that time (that is, t = 60 min)? For a given soil, show that Ysat Yw Yd - Ysat + Yw e=
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