A sample of saturated soil has a water content of 35%. The specific gravity of solids is 2.65. Determine its void ratio, porosity, saturated unit weight and dry unit weight
A sample of saturated soil has a water content of 35%. The specific gravity of solids is 2.65. Determine its void ratio, porosity, saturated unit weight and dry unit weight
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Chapter3: Weight–volume Relationships
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A sample of saturated soil has a water content of 35%. The specific gravity of solids is 2.65. Determine its void ratio, porosity, saturated unit weight and dry unit weight
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Transcribed Image Text:b) A saturated sample of soil was found to have a water content of 25% and a
Specific Gravity of 2.6. Determine the void ratio, porosity and the mass of water
in the soil. (Assume volume of the sample to be 1m³) density of water to be taken
as 1000 kg/m³.
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