(Question 1](1) Derive the following equation using Figure 1 where e is the void ratio, S, is the degree of saturation, w isthe water content and G, is the specific gravity of soil particle. Draw Figure 1 on the answer sheet, thenexplain the derivation. Answer only the formula will not be graded.es, = wG,volumemassAirWaterSolid(Soil particles)Figure 1 (2) Answer the following questions regarding the sandy ground in Figure 2. The depth z of ground water tableis z1. The bulk unit weight above the ground water table is y.- The saturated unit weight below the groundwater table is Ysat- The unit weight of water is Yw-Depth zUnsaturatedZ1SaturatedFigure 2(a) Draw the distributions of vertical total stress, pore water pressure and vertical effective stress along the depth.Set 0~22 as the vertical axis. Show the algebraic expressions at the depth of 0, z1, z2, using the given symbols.(b) The soil above the ground water table is unsaturated. Generally, suction (negative pore water pressure) existsunder unsaturated conditions. Explain the reason.(c) Generally, suction is not considered in (a). Explain the possible reasons.(3) Regarding the well graded soil (with small coefficient of uniformity) and the poorly graded soil (with largecoefficient of uniformity), draw the schematic particle size distribution curves and the schematic compactioncurves, respectively. Show labels of both vertical and horizontal axes in the schematic drawings.

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Derive the following equation using Figure 1 where e is the void ratio, S, is the degree of saturation, w is the water content and G, is the specific gravity of soil particle. Draw Figure 1 on the answer sheet, then explain the derivation. Answer only the formula will not be graded. es, = wG, volume mass Air Water Solid m, (Soil particles) Figure 1

Derive the following equation using Figure 1 where e is the void ratio, S, is the degree of saturation, w is the water content and G, is the specific gravity of soil particle. Draw Figure 1 on the answer sheet, then explain the derivation. Answer only the formula will not be graded. es, = wG, volume mass Air Water Solid m, (Soil particles) Figure 1

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