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A fully saturated clay sample has a mass of 1526 grams. After oven-drying, its mass was reduced to 1053 grams. The specific gravity of soil particles is 2.7. Calculate the porosity in percent (%). Select one: a. 43.19 b. 54.81 C. 25.17 d. 32.52

A fully saturated clay sample has a mass of 1526 grams. After oven-drying, its mass was reduced to 1053 grams. The specific gravity of soil particles is 2.7. Calculate the porosity in percent (%). Select one: a. 43.19 b. 54.81 C. 25.17 d. 32.52

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A fully saturated clay sample has a mass of 1526 grams. After oven-drying, its mass was reduced to 1053 grams. The specific gravity of soil particles is 2.7. Calculate the porosity in percent (%). Select one: a. 43.19 b. 54.81 C. 25.17 d. 32.52 A measure of density of a compacted fills as part of the specification requirement was performed by digging a hole in the soil, weighing the extracted sil and measuring the volume of the hole. The soil (moist) weighed 770 grams. 420 g of the dried soil was poured into a vessel in a very loose state. Its volume was subsequently determined to be 280 cm. The same 410 grams of dried soil was then vibrated and tamped to a volume of 220 cm. If the specific gravity of the soil sample is 2.7, compute the void ratio of the soil in in-situ state. Select one: a. 0.59 b. 0.68 c. 0.36 d. 0.47
Transcribed Image Text:A fully saturated clay sample has a mass of 1526 grams. After oven-drying, its mass was reduced to 1053 grams. The specific gravity of soil particles is 2.7. Calculate the porosity in percent (%). Select one: a. 43.19 b. 54.81 C. 25.17 d. 32.52 A measure of density of a compacted fills as part of the specification requirement was performed by digging a hole in the soil, weighing the extracted sil and measuring the volume of the hole. The soil (moist) weighed 770 grams. 420 g of the dried soil was poured into a vessel in a very loose state. Its volume was subsequently determined to be 280 cm. The same 410 grams of dried soil was then vibrated and tamped to a volume of 220 cm. If the specific gravity of the soil sample is 2.7, compute the void ratio of the soil in in-situ state. Select one: a. 0.59 b. 0.68 c. 0.36 d. 0.47
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