• For an undisturbed sample; Given that • Determine • Wet unit weight • Void ratio = 0.78 • Dry unit weight Water content = 12% • Degree of saturation • Specific gravity of solids = 2.68 • Porosity

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Example 2
• Determine
• For an undisturbed
sample; Given that
• Wet unit weight
• Void ratio = 0.78
• Dry unit weight
Water content = 12%
• Degree of saturation
• Specific gravity of solids =
2.68
• Porosity
Transcribed Image Text:Example 2 • Determine • For an undisturbed sample; Given that • Wet unit weight • Void ratio = 0.78 • Dry unit weight Water content = 12% • Degree of saturation • Specific gravity of solids = 2.68 • Porosity
Example 1
• For a soil specimen; Given
that
• Determine
• Void ratio
The moist mass of soil
specimen is 20.7 kg
Degree of Saturation
• Specimen's volume
measured before drying is
Wet unit mass, dry unit
mass
0.011m
• Wet unit weight
Specimens dried mass is
16.3kg
• Dry unit weight
• Specific gravity of solids is
2.68
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Transcribed Image Text:Example 1 • For a soil specimen; Given that • Determine • Void ratio The moist mass of soil specimen is 20.7 kg Degree of Saturation • Specimen's volume measured before drying is Wet unit mass, dry unit mass 0.011m • Wet unit weight Specimens dried mass is 16.3kg • Dry unit weight • Specific gravity of solids is 2.68 2021/2/17 11
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