Q1- A rock core sample 5.4 cm in diameter and 11 cm high, has a total mass of 0.5 kg , if its porosity is 33% calculate 1) Volume of voids ii) The unit weight

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A: a.)  The Mullers equation can be written as: ηγ=γ-γ1 Substitute the value of n as '0.35' in above…

Q: An undisturbed sample of clay loam has a saturated mass of 15 kg, a total volume of 0.008 m3. What…

A: given data  saturated mass=15kg total volume=0.008m3 particle desity=2.65g/cm3

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Q: The dry bulk density (pb) of a sample is found to be 1.65 g/cm3. What is the porosity?

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Q: Soil Mechanics An undisturbed sample of saturated clay has a volume of 16.5 cm3 and weighs 35.1 g.…

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Q: o Evaluate the unit weight of the soil when dry in kN/m^3. Evaluate the unit weight of the soil when…

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Q: A sample of dry sand having a unit weight of 16.50 kN/m3 and a specific gravity of 2.7 is placed in…

A: Dry unit weight = 16.50KN/m3  Specific gravity = 2.7  Saturation after Rain Sr =0.40

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Q: A natural deposit of soil was found to have a water content of 27% and to be 88% saturated. Gs=2.7.…

A: Given :- water content = 27%         Degree of saturation= 88%                         Gs= 2.7

Q: A sample of coarse sand, 15cm high an 5.5 cm in diameter, was tested in a constant-head permeameter.…

A: Given, L=15 cm h=40 cm D=5.5 cm t=6 s weight of discharge water=400 g   To determine, The…

Q: Pressure (kN/m²)27 54 107 214 429 214 107 54 Void ratio1.243 1.217 1.144 1.068 0.994 1.001 1.012…

A: Thickness of sand = 10 mThickness of clay = 2.5 m Thickness of fill = 10 m

Q: The upstream pressure on a rock sample is 0.113MPa and the downstream pressure is 0.1MPa. Under this…

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Q: An experiment was conducted to determine the hydraulic conductivity of an artesian (i.e., pressured…

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Q: Calculate the porosity of a rock that is 50% Quartz, 50% Muscovite, and that has a bulk density of…

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Q: 1. Assumptions for using Darcy’s law. 1.1. Darcy’ Equation 1.2. Units of each parameter in Darcy’s…

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Q: Rock core sample 7.0 cm in diameter and 15 cm high, has a total mass of 1.2 kg, the density is;

A: Given: The diameter of the rock is 7.0 cm. The height of the rock is 15 cm. The total mass is 1.2…

Q: sample size 3.81 cm dia. X 7.62 cm ht. Wet weight = 1.524 N Over -dry weight = 1.350 N Specific…

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Q: What is the rating of the rock under "Spacing of Discontinuities" parameter? The average joint…

A: Given data in question  Spacing of discontinuities 8 joint /m To find out  Rating of the recovered…

Q: Determine the equivalent liquid permeability for a core sample taken from a sandstone formation.…

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Q: If the porosity of a soil sample is 0.32, then what will be its void ratio?

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Q: Problem 3) Shown below is a cross-section through a soil layer. A Shelby tube sample was taken from…

A: Ko = 0.5  Ā = -0.1 To find- Effective stress of the sample after extrusion Skempton (1954) and Ladd…

Q: A Layer I Groundwater table H2 Layer II Layer III E Dry sand E Sand E Clay E Rock Figure 8.16

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Q: A soil sample is consolidated in the triaxial chamber under a chamber pressure of 200 kN/m2. The…

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Q: - What are the respective values of void ratio, porosity ratio and saturated density (in kN/m³) for…

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Q: The results of a laboratory consolidation test on a clay specimen are the following. Pressure, r…

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Q: Calculate the porosity of a rock that is 50% Quartz, 50% Muscovite, and that has a bulk density of…

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Q: A cubic rock sample has the following dimensions: 33 cm x 12 cm x 24 cm. If the porosity of the rock…

A: given  dimensions of cube=33 cm×12 cm ×24 cm VT=total volume = 33×12×24=9504 cm3 VP= pore volume n=…

Q: 2- During a point load test on 5 cm diameter rock sample ,the failure at P-50 KN ,The point load…

A: Point load test : The Point load test (PLT) is an accepted rock mechanics testing procedure used for…

Q: Q2: check the true and false for the following sntences and correct the false if found: 1- Acid…

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Q: Homework 1: a sample of rock has a total mass of 300 gm and a dry mass of 250 gm with a real…

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Q: Calculate the porosity of a rock that is 50% Quartz, 50% Muscovite, and that has a bulk density of…

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Q: Weight at 0kpa: 396 g Weight at -33kpa: 325 g Weight at -1500kpa: 291 g Weight at -3100kpa: 280g…

A: Given Data - Soil core volume = 247 cm^3 Weight at 0 kpa : 396 gWeight at -33 kpa : 325 gWeight at…

Q: Homework 1: a sample of rock has a total mass of 300 gm and a dry mass of 250 gm with a real…

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