A saturated soil sample has an initial total volume of 100 cm3 and a moisture content of 63%. The soil is then compressed so that the volume is reduced by 10 cm3 and the moisture content reduces to 53%. If the soil remains fully saturated calculate the specific gravity, Gs O 1.7 4.7 3.7 O 2.7

Q: Work out theoretical maximum dry density for a soil sample having a specific gravity of 2.7 and…

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Q: A sample of moist soil having a wet weight of 1500 g and volume of 1000 cm³ was oven dried and found…

A: Wet weight (W1)=1500 gmDry weight (W2)=1150 gmVolume(V)= 1000 cm3soil Solid density (Gs)=2.65…

Q: A saturated soil with specific gravity of solids equal to 2.65 has a unit weight of 19KN /m^3.…

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Q: dry density for a soil sample having specific gravity of 2.7 and optimum moisture content of 16% (a)…

A: Specific gravity = 2.7 Optimum moisture content = 16 % This is a problem of Soil mechanics where we…

Q: Q1. For a given soil sample, the values of degree of saturation and void ratio are 0.25 and 0.72…

A: For the given soil sample,Degree of saturation, S =0.25Void ratio, e = 0.72To find:For a fully…

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-