A 72 cm3 sample of moist soil weights 141.5 g. When it is dried out in an oven, it weighs 122.7 g. The specific gravity of solids is found to be 2.66. After you detrmine the water content, void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, the wet unit weight would be: O 1. 19.30 kN/m3 O 2.15 kN/m3 O 3.21 kN/m3 O 4. 16 kN/m3 QUESTION 10 The idealization-phases diagram of a soil are: O 1. Air, Water and other liquids O 2. Air, Water and Gas O 3. Only air and solids O 4. Air, Water and Solids

A 72 cm3 sample of moist soil weights 141.5 g. When it is dried out in an oven, it weighs 122.7 g. The specific gravity of solids is found to be 2.66. After you detrmine the water content, void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, the wet unit weight would be: O 1. 19.30 kN/m3 O 2.15 kN/m3 O 3.21 kN/m3 O 4. 16 kN/m3 QUESTION 10 The idealization-phases diagram of a soil are: O 1. Air, Water and other liquids O 2. Air, Water and Gas O 3. Only air and solids O 4. Air, Water and Solids

Structural Analysis

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337630931

Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1P

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Q: Problem 2 Convert 50 cm³/day to cubic meter per hour. Problem 3 The moist soil having a volume of…

A: Given: the value of discharge in units of c.cm per day to be converted to m3/hr. The unit conversion…

Q: A SOIL SAMPLE WAS TAKEN FROM A SITE AND WAS PLACED IN A CUBICAL CONTAINER WITH ONE SIDE EQUAL To…

A: Unit weight of soil is the ratio of the total weight of soil to the total volume of soil. It…

Q: The moisture content and the bulk unit weight of a partially saturated silt sample were 18% and 19.6…

A: Soil, in general, is a three-phase system made up of solid, liquid, and gaseous materials. The…

Q: A stratified soil has the following properties: h1 = 1.75m h2 = 2.5m h3 = 4.35m k1 = 2.25E-03 cm/sec…

A: What is the equivalent coefficient of permeability if the water flows parallel to the layer of soil…

Q: What amount of water in (gr) do we have to add to a soil sample to increase its volume to 25 cm3? We…

Q: Determine the specific gravity of soil solids, G,.

A: Given, Dry unit weight = 11.51 KN/m3 Unit weight of water = 9.81 KN/m3 Assume,…

Q: The moist unit weight of a soil is 17.79 kN/cu.m and the porosity is 0.416. If the specific gravity…

Q: In its natural condition, a soil sample has a mass of 1.980 Kg and a volume of 0.001 m³. After being…

A: Soil mass = 1.980kg Volume of soil mass = 0.001m3 Bulk density of soil = weight / volume = 1.980…

Q: 1. A large soil sample obtained from a borrow pit has a wet mass of 26.50kg. the in - place volume…

Q: In its natural condition, a soil sample has a mass of 1.980 Kg and a volume of 0.001 m³. After being…

A: Given, Mass of soil in natural condition,Ms = 1.980kg Volume = V = 0.001m³ Mass of sample in dry…

Q: meter

Q: ully and give me rig

A: Dry density of the test hole is :γd=MdryVγd=888g482cm3γd=1.8423gccγd=1.8423×9.81kNm3γd=18.07319kNm3

Q: 1. A soil sample has a volume of 883.125 cm'. The moist soil has a mass of 1740.6 gm. When it is…

A: The water content of the soil is defined as the ratio of the weight of water to the weight of dry…

Q: Situation 10: A soil sample has water content of 25%, degree of saturation of 80%, and specific…

A: Given water content is 25 % specific gravity is 2.70 degree of saturation is 80 %

Q: 1. The saturated unit weight of a soil is 13 kN /m° at a moisture content of 26 %. The unit weight…

Q: A stratified soil has the following properties: h1 = 1.75m h2 = 2.5m h3 = 4.35m k1 = 2.25E-03 cm/sec…

A: H1=175cm H2=250cm H3=435cm

Q: A container of volume 3 x 103 m³ weighs 10 N. Dry sand was poured to fill the container. The…

Q: Sand cone equipment is used to perform a field density test on a compacted earth fill. • Soil sample…

A: Given data in question Weight of soil sample dug out Weight of dried soil sample dug out Weight of…

Q: The moist unit weight of a given soil is 18.64KN/m^3 if the degree of saturation is 55%. But if the…

Q: Undisturbed soil sample was collected from the field in steel Shelby tubes for laboratory…

Q: The variation of the total volume ( V ) of a specimen of a fine soil with its water content ( w) is…

Q: The volume of a soil sample at the liquid limit (L.L = 50%) was 329.7 cm³ and the mass 570 gm. The…

A: Given data of soil sample :- Liquid limit = 50% = 0.5 Volume of soil at liquid limit = 329.7 Cm3…

Q: n its natural state, a moist soil has a volume of 0.009 m3 and mass of 18.9 kg . The oven dry mass…

A: Moist weight of soil, Wm=18.9KgVolume ofsoil in it's natural state, V=0.009m3Dry mass of soil,…

Q: The hoist weight of 0.1 cubic feet of soil is 12.2 lb. If the moisture content is 12% and the…

Q: 4. The field unit weight of the soil sample is 1960 kg/m³, and the unit weight of the soil particle…

Q: A sample of soft saturated clay has a volume of 100 cu.m. and weighs 175 grams. After oven-drying,…

Q: ams? b. What is the dry mass of the soil in grams?

A: Find the unit weight…

Q: 3. A soil sample has a a volume of 0.4 m'. The moist soil has a mass of 711.2 kg. When it is dried…

A: volume of soilV=0.4 m3mass of moist soil=711.2 kgmass of dry soil=623.9 kgspecific gravity of…

Q: 4. Void Ratio 5. Porosity (in %). 6. Degree of saturation (in %). 7. Determine the volume of water…

A: The given data is: Moist unit weight= 20.367 KN/m3 Gs= 2.7 Water content = 15% or 0.15

Concept explainers

Foundation construction

Question

A 72 cm3 sample of moist soil weights 141.5 g. When it is dried out in an oven, it
weighs 122.7 g. The specific gravity of solids is found to be 2.66. After you detrmine the water content,
void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation; the wet unit weight would be:
O 1.19.30 kN/m3
O 2.15 kN/m3
3.21 kN/m3
O 4. 16 kN/m3
QUESTION 10
The idealization-phases diagram of a soil are:
O 1. Air, Water and other liquids
O 2. Air, Water and Gas
O 3. Only air and solids
O 4. Air, Water and Solids

Expert Solution

This question has been solved!

Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.

This is a popular solution!

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Step 1

VIEW

Step 2

VIEW

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 2 images

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Knowledge Booster

Learn more about

Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, civil-engineering and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.

Similar questions

From a compaction test, if you are given: Water content (%) = 13.2 Bulk unit weight (kN/m3) = 20.1 The dry unit weight (kN/m3) would be: O 1.16.8 O 2. 19.9 O 3.15.8 O 4. 17.8 QUESTION 20 Some benefits of soil compaction: O 1.-Increased soil stability. O 2.-Reduction in frost damage. O 3.-Reduction in soil swelling (expansion) and collapse (soil contraction). O 4. All the above.
A soil sample has a natural water content of 20.6% and it is known to have Gs of 2.6.In order to determine the density of a soil, a portion of soil weighing 222 g is put in a 500 cm³ container. It is filled with 377 cm³ of water to fill the container. a) Determine the moist unit weight of the soil in kN/m³. b) Determine the dry unit weight of the soil in kN/m³.c) Determine the void ratio
Situation 10: A soil sample has water content of 25%, degree of saturation of 80%, and specifice gravity of 2.70. 38. Determine the moist unit weight in g/ee. 1.765 b. 1.831 39. Determine the porosity. El. C. 1.897 d. 1.675 0.458 C. 0.564 d. 0.654 a. b. 0.548
For soil in natural state, given e - 0.8, w=24%, and Gs = 2.68. (a) Determine the bulk unit weight, dry unit weight, and degree of saturation. (b) If the soil is made completely saturated by adding water, what would its moisture content be at that time? Also find the saturated unit weight.
Situation 5 : A sample of saturated clay was placed in a container and weighed. The weight was 6N. The clay in its container was placed in an oven dray for 24 hours @ 105℃. The weight reduced to a constant weight of 5N. The weight of the container is 1N. If Gs = 2.7, determine: a. Water content b. Void ratio c. Moist unit weight d. Dry unit weight f. Effective unit weight
The volume and weight of a partially saturated clay sample are 185 cm3 and 362 g respectively. After drying in an oven its weight reduced to 326 g. If the natural void ratio of the soil was 0.54, determine the moisture content in percent. O a. 8 O b. 10 Oc. 9 O d. 11
A soil sample is oven-dried from its liquid limit state to its dry state causing a volume change of 60% of the dry volume. Likewise, the same soil is oven-dried from its plastic limit state to its dry state causing a volume change of 20% of the dry volume. The liquid limit and plastic limit are 54% and 26%, respectively. Determine the specific gravity of soil solids, shrinkage limit and shrinkage ratio. 1. INPUT THE VALUE OF SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF SOIL SOLIDS IN 2 DECIMAL PLACES 2. INPUT THE VALUE OF SHRINKAGE LIMIT IN PERCENTAGE FORM AND IN 2 DECIMAL PLACES 3. INPUT THE VALUE OF SHRINKAGE RATIO IN 2 DECIMAL PLACES Answer with text and/or attachments:
3.2 The moist unit weight of a soil is 17.8 kN/m and the moisture content is 14%. If the specific gravity of the soil solids is 2.69, calculate the following: a. Dry unit weight b. Void ratio c. Degree of saturation 1/
A soil with a volume of 163cm^3 is sampled from a field. It weighs 221g. Then, the sample was saturated until the pores were filled and now weighs 273g. The sample was drained and weighed 236g. The sample then sat out for about 2 weeks until at equilibrium and weighed 206g. After oven drying the sample, it finally weighed 202g. What is the percent moisture content by mass (theta g) at field capacity %?
A sample of soil has a volume of 0.57 ft³ and a weight of 57.30 lb. After being dried in an oven, it has a weight of 49.10 lb. It has a specific gravity of solids of 2.66. Compute its moisture content and degree of saturation before it was placed in the oven. Solution: ● ● ● Moisture content: @ = Unit weight of water is: %d Degree of saturation: S = = %; lb/ft³; %.
a. The moisture content of the soil specimen is 20%, and the total weight is 300 gr. Calculate the void ratio and degree of saturation if the total volume was 180 cm3. (Gs = 2.5) b. A soil layer with a moisture content of 10 percent and a unit weight of 16.5 KN per cubic meter has a decrease in volume by 10 percent after compaction. Find the dry specific weight of the soil.
The porosity of a silty sand soil sample is found to be 0.309. Its initial weight is 274.471 grams, and after oven drying for 24 hours, it reduces to 244.321 grams. If the density of the soil solids is 2581 kg/m3, determine the following:Bulk unit weight, Volume of voids, Volume of water to be added/evaporated per cubic meter of soil to attain 50% degree of saturation