Problem 6 Dry Unit Weight: Yary = 14.8 (3 Specific Gravity: G₁ = 2.72 Moisture Content: w% = 17% m3 a. Determine the Void Ratio 2.72 -9.81 Gs - Yw Vary Yw → e = 1 = 1+e Ydry 14.8 Ydry = 0.803 = 80.3% ? (kN m. (KN) b. Determine the Moist Unit Weight Ywet = 1+w 1+e Gs Yw → Ywet = 1 + 0.17 1+0.803 . 2.72.9.81 kN Ywet 17.315 1 (C=0.8) kN m² 13 15 c. Determine the Degree of Saturation kN Gs. W 2.72 -9.81 Gs w Sr e → Sr = m e 0.803 Sr 0.576 57.6% d. Determine the Unit Weight when Fully Saturated Gs + e 2.72 +0.803 (kN Ysat= 1+e ·Yw = 9.81 1 +0.803 \m: kN Ysat = 19.168 Problem 6: The dry unit weight of a soil sample is 14.8kN/m³. Given that Gs = 2.72 and w = 17%, determine: a. Void ration b. Moist unit weight c. Degree of saturation d. Unit weight when the sample is fully saturated.
Problem 6 Dry Unit Weight: Yary = 14.8 (3 Specific Gravity: G₁ = 2.72 Moisture Content: w% = 17% m3 a. Determine the Void Ratio 2.72 -9.81 Gs - Yw Vary Yw → e = 1 = 1+e Ydry 14.8 Ydry = 0.803 = 80.3% ? (kN m. (KN) b. Determine the Moist Unit Weight Ywet = 1+w 1+e Gs Yw → Ywet = 1 + 0.17 1+0.803 . 2.72.9.81 kN Ywet 17.315 1 (C=0.8) kN m² 13 15 c. Determine the Degree of Saturation kN Gs. W 2.72 -9.81 Gs w Sr e → Sr = m e 0.803 Sr 0.576 57.6% d. Determine the Unit Weight when Fully Saturated Gs + e 2.72 +0.803 (kN Ysat= 1+e ·Yw = 9.81 1 +0.803 \m: kN Ysat = 19.168 Problem 6: The dry unit weight of a soil sample is 14.8kN/m³. Given that Gs = 2.72 and w = 17%, determine: a. Void ration b. Moist unit weight c. Degree of saturation d. Unit weight when the sample is fully saturated.
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Transcribed Image Text:Problem 6
Dry Unit Weight: Yary = 14.8 (3
Specific Gravity: G₁ = 2.72
Moisture Content: w% = 17%
m3
a. Determine the Void Ratio
2.72 -9.81
Gs - Yw
Vary
Yw → e =
1 =
1+e
Ydry
14.8
Ydry = 0.803 = 80.3% ?
(kN
m.
(KN)
b. Determine the Moist Unit Weight
Ywet =
1+w
1+e
Gs Yw → Ywet =
1 + 0.17
1+0.803
. 2.72.9.81
kN
Ywet 17.315
1
(C=0.8)
kN
m²
13
15
c. Determine the Degree of Saturation
kN
Gs. W
2.72 -9.81
Gs w Sr e → Sr =
m
e
0.803
Sr 0.576 57.6%
d. Determine the Unit Weight when Fully Saturated
Gs + e
2.72 +0.803
(kN
Ysat=
1+e
·Yw =
9.81
1 +0.803
\m:
kN
Ysat = 19.168
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 6:
The dry unit weight of a soil sample is 14.8kN/m³. Given that Gs = 2.72 and w = 17%, determine:
a. Void ration
b. Moist unit weight
c. Degree of saturation
d. Unit weight when the sample is fully saturated.
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