The saturated unit weight of a soil is 126 lb/ft3. The moisture content of the soil is 18.2%. Determine the following: a) Dry unit weight b) Void ratio c) Specific gravity of soil solids

Q: A saturated soil has a specific gravity of 2.65 and porosity of 0.456. For this soil determine:

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Q: The water content and void ratio of the saturated soil are 10% and 0.50, respectively. The specific…

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Q: A soil has a void ratio of 0.90, saturation 50% and specific gravity of solids 2.65. Calculate the…

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Q: The unit weight of a soil is 95 lb/ft3 . The moisture content of this soil is 19.2% when the degree…

A: Given ; Unit weight of soil = 95 lb/ft3 moisture content of soil = 19.2 % Degree of saturation = 60…

Q: A wet soil weighs 3000g. It has a moisture content of 10%. How much water should you add to this…

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Q: The optimum moisture content of a soil is 17%. Its specific gravity is 2.68. The theoretical.…

A: OMC of soil = 17 %Specific gravity = 2.68 To Find :The theoretical max dry density of the soil ?

Q: The saturated unit weight of a soil is 20.5 kN/m3. The moisture content of the soil is 15%.…

A: a) Dry Unit Weight, γd = 1+wγsat​​=1+0.1520.5​  = 17.83kN/m3.  b) Void Ratio, e = (Gs​⋅γw​/γd) − 1 ;…

Weight-Volume relationships

Weight is defined as the quantity of matter contained in a body. Weight can also be defined as the force acting on a body due to gravity. Mathematically, weight can be defined as-