A sample of inorganic soil has the following grain size characteristics Size (mm) Percent passing 2.000 60 0.075 34 The liquid limit is 40 percent and the plasticity limit 27 percent. Classify the soil according to the AASHTO classification system.
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- A 0.082-m3sample of soil weighs 1.445 kN. When it is dried out in an oven, itweighs 1.301 kN. The specific gravity of solids is found to be 2.65. Find the watercontent, void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, and wet and dry unit weights.The section size of a water pipe is (100cm Χ 100cm), three types of soils A, B, and C are placed in the pipe, and a fixed amount of water is injected into the top left tap to keep the water head difference between the left and right ends of the pipe 60cm. The three soil permeability coefficients are k_A = 0.05 cm/sec , K_B = 0.1 cm/sec, k_C = 0.001 cm/sec, please calculate the following values:(1) The fixed amount of water injected into the faucet on the upper left (cm3/hr)(2) What is the total water head consumed by each of the three soils of A, B, and C (cm)(3) The overall volumetric seepage force of water flowing through the three soils (kN/m3)The total weight of soil sample is 56.7lb and the total volume is 0.5ft3 the dried weight is 48.7lb. specific gravity of soil is 2.69. Which of the following gives the dry unit weight of the sample? Ans: 97.42 pcf
- A block of soil in a permeability test has a length of 120 mm and a cross-sectional area of 600 mm2. The water level at one end is 200 mm above a fixed datum and at the other end is 30 mm above the same plane. The flow rate was 2 ml in 90 seconds. Compute the coefficient of permeability of the soil in m/s. a.2.61 x 10-5 m/s b.0.98 x 10-5 m/s c.1.78 x 10-5 m/s d.3.97 x 10-5 m/s e.1.89 x 10-5 m/sA sample of soil is 5cm height and 7cm in diameter. Itwas tested in a constant permeameter. Water perculates through the soil under a constant head of 45cm for 8min.The water is collected and weight. Its weight was recorded as 460gms.On oven drying sample of soil the weight was recorded as 420gms.If Specific gravity is 2.65,Calculate coefficient of permeability, whiteratio, porosityand dry density, seepage velocity.The result of the liquid limit tests where N is the no of blows and w is the water content in % are given as follows: Trial 1 N=11 w=53.9; Trial 2 N=15 w=50.6; Trial 3 N=23 w=48.1; Trial 4 N= 30 w= 46; Trial 5 N= 46 w=43.3; Trial 6 N= 53 w=41. The PL= 25 and the in situ moisture content is 50%. Determine the liquidity index. a.0.91 b.1.25 c.0.56 d.0.59 With FBD if necessary
- The result of the liquid limit tests where N is the no of blows and w is the water content in % are given as follows: Trial 1 N=11 w=53.9; Trial 2 N=15 w=50.6; Trial 3 N=23 w=48.1; Trial 4 N= 30 w= 46; Trial 5 N= 46 w=43.3; Trial 6 N= 53 w=41. The PL= 25 and the in situ moisture content is 45%. Determine the liquidity index. a. 0.56 b. 0.91 c. 1.25 d. 0.59The result of the liquid limit tests where N is the no of blows and w is the water content in % are given as follows: Trial 1 N=11 w=53.9; Trial 2 N=15 w=50.6; Trial 3 N=23 w=48.1; Trial 4 N= 30 w= 46; Trial 5 N= 46 w=43.3; Trial 6 N= 53 w=41. The PL= 20 and the in situ moisture content is 35%. Determine the liquidity index. a.0.56 b.0.91 c.1.25 d.0.59A sample o f soi l compacte d accordin g t o a standar d Proctor test ha s a unit weight of 130.9 lb/ft 3 at 100 % compaction and at optimum water content o f 14% . What is the dryunit weight? If the voids become fille d with water what would be the saturated unit weight?Assume Gs = 2.67.