A saturated soil sample has following properties: water content = 86 % void ratio = 0.7 What is the specific gravity o What is the saturated unit we in KN/m3? use unit weight of equal to 9.8 KN/m3.

Q: The bulk unit weight of a soil sample is 18.4 kN/m³ and its water content is 15%. Determine the: a.…

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Q: A 0.9-m³ soil specimen weighs 17 kN and has a moisture content of 9%. The specific gravity of the…

A: Given Data  Total volume of soil specimen (V) = 0.9 m3  Total weight of soil specimen (W) = 17 KN…

Q: A soil sample has a volume of 5200 cm3 and mass of 10.4 kg. water content of the soil is w = 12%.…

A: (1) Volume of the soil sample(2) Mass of the soil sample(3) Water content(4) Specific gravity of…

Q: A saturated soil sample has the following data: Water content = 34% Voids ratio = 0.92 a) Sp.gr of…

A: Given Data : water content, w = 34% = 0.34 Void ratio, e = 0.92 To find : a) Specific gravity of…

Q: 2. The void ratio of a soil is 1.2. Determine the buik and effective unit weights at, first 75%,…

A: A mixture's void ratio is the volume of voids divided by the volume of solids. The void ratio is the…

Q: roblem 4) The wet unit weight of a soil sample is 18.55 kN/m^3. Its specific gravity of solids and…

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Q: 2.1 A soil specimen has a volume of 0.05 m² and a mass of 87.5 kg. Given: w = 15%, G, = 2.68.…

A: Given,Volume of soil (V)=0.05 m3mass of soil (M)=87.5 kgwater content (w)=15%w=0.15Gs=2.68Now,Bulk…

Q: A saturated soil specimen has w = 36% and ᵞd = 85.43 lb/ft3. Determine: Specific gravity of soil…

A: Specific gravity of soil solids : G=e/w w = 36%  ᵞd = 85.43 lb/ft3 γw=62.4 lb/ft3

Q: A saturated soil specimen has w = 36% and ᵞd = 85.43 lb/ft3. Determine: Porosity

A: Given: Water content, w = 36% = 0.36 Dry unit weight, γd = 85.43 lb/ft3 Degree of saturation, S = 1

Q: . A saturated soil sample has a unit weight of 23 Kn/m^3 and specific gravity of 2.69. Compute the…

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Q: Situation 1: Dry soil with Gs = 2.7 is mixed with water to produce 20% water content and compacted…

A: Step 1: Detailed solution above. Step 2: Step 3: Step 4:

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-