Void ratio Porosity Dry unit weight in units of kN/m3 Moist unit weight (unit weight of the sample) in units of kN/m3 Degree of saturation
Void ratio Porosity Dry unit weight in units of kN/m3 Moist unit weight (unit weight of the sample) in units of kN/m3 Degree of saturation
Chapter2: Loads On Structures
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- A soil sample collect near the stadium has a volume of 0.05 m3 and a mass of 87.5 kg. Assume the water content is 15% and the specific gravity of solids (Gs) is 68. Draw a block diagram showing all the necessary mass and volume terms. Use the mass and volume values computed above to compute:
- Void ratio
- Porosity
- Dry unit weight in units of kN/m3
- Moist unit weight (unit weight of the sample) in units of kN/m3
- Degree of saturation
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