3.12 The dry density of a soil is 1780 kg/m³. Given G, = 2.68, what would be the moisture content of the soil when saturated?
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- 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 waterFor a moist soil, given that Volume = 5660 cm3; Mass = 10.4 kg; Moisture content = 10%: Gs = 2.7. Calculate the following:a) Moist density (kg/m3)b) Dry density (kg/m3)c) Void ratiod) Porositye) Degree of saturation (%)f) Volume occupied by water (m3)For a given soil, the following are given: Gs = 2.6; moist unit weight = 17.05 kN/m3, and moisture content = 10.31%. Determine the weight of water, in kN, to be added per cubic meter of soil to reach 82% degree of saturation.
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- Q3/’ The porosity of a borrow pit soil is 50 % and its water content is 50 %. Assuming a specific gravity of (2.7), determine the mass of water (kg/m3).For a soil, given e= 0.75, w= 22%, Gs= 2.66, calculate the moist unit weight of soil in lb/ft3.The porosity of soil is 22%. The unit weight of soil solids is 22.4459 kN/m^3. Calculate the saturated unit weight
- A moist soil has a void ratio of 0.65. The soil moisture content is 14% and its solids density or relative specific weight of solids is 2.7. Determine: a. What is the saturated unit weight in kN/m3?b. How much water, in kN/m3, needs to be added to the soil for it to be completely saturated?c. What would be the wet unit weight in kN/m3 when the degree of saturation is 70%?Situation 11 - The moist unit weight and degree of saturation of a soil are given in the following table. Degree of Saturation (%) Moist Unit Weight (kN/m^3) 50 16.64 75 17.73 Determine the unit weight of the soil in kN/m3 if s = 13%. Round off to two decimal places.Problem 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 saturation