Foundation Design: Principles and Practices (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133411898
Author: Donald P. Coduto, William A. Kitch, Man-chu Ronald Yeung
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.2QPP
A certain saturated sand
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A certain saturated sand (S = 100,) has a moisture content of 25.1 percent and a specificgravity of solids of 2.68. It also has a maximum index void ratio of 0.84 and a minimum indexvoid ratio of 0.33. Compute its relative density and classify its consistency.
A certain saturated sand (S = 100%) has a moisture content of 27.9% and a specific gravity of solids of 2.61. It also has a maximum index void ratio of 0.90 and a minimum index void ratio of
0.33. Compute its relative density and classify its consistency. (Table on the right)
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Given the values of mmoisture content, specific gravity and degree of saturation, the void ratio can be estiamted as: e =
Thus the relative density is found to be Dr
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TABLE 3.3 CONSISTENCY OF COARSE-GRAINED
SOILS AT VARIOUS RELATIVE DENSITIES (data
from Lambe and Whitman, 1969)
Relative Density, D,(%)
0-15
15-35
35-65
65-85
85-100
Classification
Very loose
Loose
Medium denseª
Dense
Very dense
"Lambe and Whitman used the term "medium," but "medium dense" is
better because "medium" usually refers to the particle size distribution.
A sand is comprised of solid constituents that have a density (ps) of 2.68 Mg/m³.
The void ratio, e, of the specimen is 0.58. Compute the following: (a) pa; (b) density when
saturated, psat, and (c) relative density, Dr, using additional information that this soil has a
maximum void ratio, emax, of 0.85 and a minimum void ratio, emin, of 0.43. (include your phase
diagram(s))
(a)
kg/m³ (b)
kg/m³
(c)
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