One of the standard methods of measuring specific gravity of solids uses a pycnometer. The pycnometer is first filled with water then it is refilled with a known mass of dry soil plus water so that the volume is the same as before. Using this method on a certain soil sample, the following data were obtained: -Mass of moist soil = 81.811 g -Moisture content = 11.166% -Mass of pycnometer plus water = 327.199 g Then mass of soil and water refilled so that the volume is the same as before. -Mass of pycnometer + soil + water = 373.161 g -Volume of pycnometer = 250 ml DETERMINE THE FF
One of the standard methods of measuring specific gravity of solids uses a pycnometer. The pycnometer is first filled with water then it is refilled with a known mass of dry soil plus water so that the volume is the same as before. Using this method on a certain soil sample, the following data were obtained:
-Mass of moist soil = 81.811 g
-Moisture content = 11.166%
-Mass of pycnometer plus water = 327.199 g
Then mass of soil and water refilled so that the volume is the same as before.
-Mass of pycnometer + soil + water = 373.161 g
-Volume of pycnometer = 250 ml
DETERMINE THE FF AND SHOW COMPLETE SOLUTION
1. Compute the specific gravity of this soil.
2. Compute the degree of saturation if the void ratio is 0.5416
3. Compute the air void ratio of the soil.
(air void ratio is the ratio of volume of air voids to the total volume)
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