A dry sandy soil is placed inside a 5 cm × 5 cm × 5 cm cube in it’s loosest possible state to occupy the entire volume. It’s weight is 220 g. Soil is then compacted by vibration to occupy the cube in its densest possible state, when settled by 1 cm. A natural deposit of same soil has water content of 10% and moist density 2.05 g/cc. The density index of soil in it’s natural state is:

Q: WHAT IS THE POROSITY OF THE SOIL IF THE TOTAL VOLUME IS 0.3m3 AND VOLUME OF VOIDS IS 0.15m3? * Your…

A: Question is based on the properties of soil . Total volume and volume of voids are given in the…

Q: A cubic meter of dry (no water) quartz sand (G, = 2.65) with a porosity of 60% is immersed in an oil…

A: Vt = 1 m3Gs = 2.65n = 60% or 0.60 = 0.92 g/cm3 or 920 kg/m3 Vair = 0.27 m3

Q: What is the capillary rise of water above the water table, if the water table is at a depth of 10 m…

A: Depth of water table = 10 mTo Find-The value of the capillary rise of water above the water table.

Q: 1. The maximum density corresponds to (maximum/minimum)_ 2. An increase in the degree of saturation…

A: 1.The maximum density corresponds to (maximum/minimum)__  void ratio. 2.An increase in the degree of…

Q: There is a natural sandy soil. The density ρ is 1.77 g/cm3, moisture content w is 9.8%, and specific…

A: Answer  We are given  density = 1.77 g/cm3  moisture content w = 9.8% Specific gravity of soil Gs =…

Q: void ratio and the specific gravity of soil. 2. In a fully saturated soil, prove that Wsat = Yw %3!…

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Q: A stratum of soil consists of three layers of equal thickness. The permeability of top and bottom…

A: Permeability at Top = 10-4 cm/s Permeability at bottom = 10-4 cm/s Permeability at middle layer =…

Weight-Volume relationships

Weight is defined as the quantity of matter contained in a body. Weight can also be defined as the force acting on a body due to gravity. Mathematically, weight can be defined as-