4. A saturated soil has the following chraracteristics: initial volume = 19.65 cu. Cm final volume = 13.5 cu. Cm mass of wet soil = 36 g mass of dry soil = 25 g a. Determine the shrinkage limit and the shrinkage ratio
4. A saturated soil has the following chraracteristics: initial volume = 19.65 cu. Cm final volume = 13.5 cu. Cm mass of wet soil = 36 g mass of dry soil = 25 g a. Determine the shrinkage limit and the shrinkage ratio
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Chapter11: Compressibility Of Soil
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 11.14P
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Transcribed Image Text:1. From the given soil samples below, (a) compute the effective size, uniformity coefficient, and
coefficient of gradation (b) Determine the percent of gravel, sand, silt and clay of soil A using
AASHTO
Sieve
size.
0.425
0.033
0.018
0.01
0.0062
0.0035
0.0018
0.001
Soil A
Passing Finer (%)
Number of Blows, (N)
15
20
28
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
35
2. Following are the results from the liquid and plastic limit tests for a soil.
LIQUID LIMIT TEST
Moisture content (%)
42
40.8
39.1
PLASTIC LIMIT TEST: PL = 18.7%
a. Draw the flow curve and obtain the liquid limit.
b. What is the plasticity index of the soil?
3. The moist unit weight and degree of saturation of a soil are given in the following table:
Moist unit weight (lb/cu. Ft)
105.73
112.67
Degree of saturation (%)
50
75
a. Determine the void ratio and specific gravity of the soil.
4. A saturated soil has the following chraracteristics:
initial volume = 19.65 cu. Cm
final volume = 13.5 cu. Cm
mass of wet soil = 36 g
mass of dry soil = 25 g
a. Determine the shrinkage limit and the shrinkage ratio
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