. If a soil sample has a dry unit weight of 19.5 KN/m3, moisture content of 8%and a specific gravity of solids particles is 2.67. Calculate the following: a) The void ratio. b) Moisture and saturated unit weight. c) The mass of water to be added to cubic meter of soil to reach 80% saturation. d) The volume of solids particles when the mass of water is 25 grams for saturation Ans: a.) 0.343 b.) 12.85% and 22 KN/m3 c.) 44.8 kg d.) 72.84 cm3 Please show your solutions and the final answers are provided above.

. If a soil sample has a dry unit weight of 19.5 KN/m3, moisture content of 8%and a specific gravity of solids particles is 2.67. Calculate the following: a) The void ratio. b) Moisture and saturated unit weight. c) The mass of water to be added to cubic meter of soil to reach 80% saturation. d) The volume of solids particles when the mass of water is 25 grams for saturation Ans: a.) 0.343 b.) 12.85% and 22 KN/m3 c.) 44.8 kg d.) 72.84 cm3 Please show your solutions and the final answers are provided above.

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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