Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781305635180
Author: Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Question
Chapter 3, Problem 3.3P
To determine
Find the moisture content, moist unit weight, dry unit weight, void ratio, porosity, and degree of saturation of the soil sample.
Expert Solution & Answer
Trending nowThis is a popular solution!
Students have asked these similar questions
In its natural state, a moist soil has a volume of 9.34 x 10-3 m3 and weighs 177.6 x 10-3 kN. The oven-dried weight of the soil is 153.6 x10-3 kN. If Gs=2.67, calculate:
Moisture content (%)
Moist unit weight (kN/m3)
Dry unit weight (kN/m3)
Void ratio (%)
Porosity (%)
Degree of saturation (%)
Please answer this asap. For upvote. Thank you very much
Q2
In its natural state, a moist soil has a volume of 9.34 × 10-³m² and weighs 177.6 ×
10-° kN. The oven-dried weight of the soil is 153.6 × 10-³ kN. If G, = 2.67, calculate
a. Moisture content (%)
b. Moist unit weight (kN/m³)
c. Dry unit weight (kN/m³)
d. Void ratio
e. Porosity
f. Degree of saturation (%)
In its natural state, a moist soil has a volume of 0.33 ft3 and weighs 39.93 lb.The oven-dry weight of the soil is 34.54 lb. If Gs = 2.67, calculate the moisturecontent, moist unit weight, dry unit weight, void ratio, porosity, and degree of saturation.
Chapter 3 Solutions
Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, civil-engineering and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- Soil Mechanics Q1: The moist unit weight of a soil is 18.7 kN/m³. Given that G,= 2.71 and w= 10.3%, determine: a) Dry unit weight b) Void ratio c) Porosity d) Degree of saturation e) Air content f) Saturated unit weight g) The moisture content of the soil when it is fully saturated. Q2: Show that A=n(1-S)arrow_forwardSoil Mechanics (1) For a soil, the following are given: Specific gravity = 2.67, moist unit weight = 17.6 kN/m³, water unit weight = 9.81 kN/m3 and moisture content = 12 %. Determine (a) Dry unit weight, (b) Void ratio, (c) Porosity, (d) Degree of saturationarrow_forwardIn its natural state, a moist soil has a volume of 0.009 m3 and mass of 18.9 kg . The oven dry mass of the soil is 16.13kg. If the specific gravity of the soil solids was determined in the laboratory to be 2.70, Draw the phase diagram and calculate: a. Moisture content b. Moist unit weight c. Dry unit weight d. Void ratio e. Porosity f. Degree of saturationarrow_forward
- 3) For a given moist soil, given that volume = 33m3; mass = 33kg; moisture content = 10%; Gs = 2.7, calculate the following: a. Moist density (kg/m3) b. Dry density (kg/m3) c. Void ratio d. Porosity e. Degree of saturation (%) f. Volume occupied by waterarrow_forwardIn natural state, a moist soil has a volume of 0.33 ft3 and weighs 39.93 lb. The oven dry weight of the soil is 34.54 lb. If Gs= 2.71, calculate the volume of the soil solid in ft3.arrow_forwardFor a given Soil, the following are known. Gs = 2.74, moist unit weight = 19Kn/m3 and moisture content = 17%.a. Determine the weight of water in KN to be added per cubic meter of soil for a100% degree of saturation.b. Determine the weight of water in KN to be added per cubic meter of soil for93% degree of saturation.arrow_forward
- . The moist weight of 5.66 x 103 m³ of soil is 102.3 x 103 kN. The moisture content and the specific gravity of the soil solids are determined in the laboratory to be 11% and 2.7, respectively. Calculate the following a. Moist Unit weight (kN/m³) b. Dry unit weight (kN/m³) c. Void ratio d. Porosity e. Degree of saturation (%) f. Volume occupied by water (m³)arrow_forwardThe weight of a soil and its container is 8N. After oven-drying, the weight reduced to 6.8N. If weight of the container is IN and the volume of the soil is 402.2 cm³, determine the: a. water content b. void ratio c. bulk unit weight (kN/m³) d. saturated unit weight (kN/m³) e. effective unit weight (kN/m³) f. dry unit weight (kN/m³) g. percentage air voids h. degree of saturationarrow_forward10. The dry density of the soil sample, p d, is 1960 kg/m³, and the dry density of the soil solids, p s, is 2700 kg/m³. If emax = 0.69 and emin =0.44: a. what is the dry unit weight in kN/m³ if the water content is 11%? b. what is the void ratio of the soil sample? c. what is the relative density of the soil sample?arrow_forward
- A soil sample has a natural water content of 20.6% and it is known to have Gs of 2.6.In order to determine the density of a soil, a portion of soil weighing 222 g is put in a 500 cm³ container. It is filled with 377 cm³ of water to fill the container. a) Determine the moist unit weight of the soil in kN/m³. b) Determine the dry unit weight of the soil in kN/m³.c) Determine the void ratioarrow_forwardProblem 9:For a soil, the following are given: Gs = 2.67, moist unit weight γ = 17. 6 kN/m3, and moisture content w = 10.8 %. Determinea. Dry unit weightb. Void ratioc. Porosityd. Degree of saturation Problem 10:Refer to Problem 9. Determine the mass of water, in kilograms, to be added per cubic meter of soil fora) 80% degree of saturationb) 100% degree of saturationarrow_forwardA soil sample in its natural state has, when fully saturated, a water content of 32.5%. Specific gravity is 2.69. Determine the void ratio (in 3 decimal places). Calculate the total weight of water required to saturate a soil mass of volume 10 m3 (in KN). Determine the unit weight of the sample in its natural state (in KN/m3).arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
- Structural Analysis (10th Edition)Civil EngineeringISBN:9780134610672Author:Russell C. HibbelerPublisher:PEARSONPrinciples of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Cou...Civil EngineeringISBN:9781337705028Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam SivakuganPublisher:Cengage Learning
- Fundamentals of Structural AnalysisCivil EngineeringISBN:9780073398006Author:Kenneth M. Leet Emeritus, Chia-Ming Uang, Joel LanningPublisher:McGraw-Hill EducationTraffic and Highway EngineeringCivil EngineeringISBN:9781305156241Author:Garber, Nicholas J.Publisher:Cengage Learning
Structural Analysis (10th Edition)
Civil Engineering
ISBN:9780134610672
Author:Russell C. Hibbeler
Publisher:PEARSON
Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Cou...
Civil Engineering
ISBN:9781337705028
Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Fundamentals of Structural Analysis
Civil Engineering
ISBN:9780073398006
Author:Kenneth M. Leet Emeritus, Chia-Ming Uang, Joel Lanning
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Traffic and Highway Engineering
Civil Engineering
ISBN:9781305156241
Author:Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher:Cengage Learning