+ SOIL PROPERTIES 1. A sample of wet silty clay soil has a mass of 125 kg. The following data were obtained from laboratory tests on the sample: wet density, pi = 2.3 g/cm³, Gs = 2.65, water content, w = 16%. Determine (i) dry density, (ii) porosity, (iii) void ratio and (iv) degree of saturation. 2. A soil sample in its natural state has, when fully saturated, a water content of 32.5%. Determine the void ratio, dry and total unit weights. Calculate the total weight of water required to saturate a soil mass of volume 15 m³. Assume G3= 2.70. 3. A soil specimen having a volume of 0.011 m³ has a specific gravity of 2.65. It has a moist mass of 21 kg and a dried mass of 16 kg. a. Determine its void ratio b. Determine its degree of saturation с. Determine the dry unit weight.

+ SOIL PROPERTIES 1. A sample of wet silty clay soil has a mass of 125 kg. The following data were obtained from laboratory tests on the sample: wet density, pi = 2.3 g/cm³, Gs = 2.65, water content, w = 16%. Determine (i) dry density, (ii) porosity, (iii) void ratio and (iv) degree of saturation. 2. A soil sample in its natural state has, when fully saturated, a water content of 32.5%. Determine the void ratio, dry and total unit weights. Calculate the total weight of water required to saturate a soil mass of volume 15 m³. Assume G3= 2.70. 3. A soil specimen having a volume of 0.011 m³ has a specific gravity of 2.65. It has a moist mass of 21 kg and a dried mass of 16 kg. a. Determine its void ratio b. Determine its degree of saturation с. Determine the dry unit weight.

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

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Chapter5: Soil Compaction

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