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A sample of soil obtained from a test pit 2 ft3 in volume has a weight of 210 lb. The entire sample is dried in an oven and found to have a dry weight of 185 lb calculate the water content, wet unit weight, dry unit weight.
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- 1: A sample of soil is obtained from a test pit is one cubic foot ( 1ft³) and weighs 140 lb. The entire sample is dried in an oven and found to weigh 125 lb. Calculate the following: C. Dry Unit Weight (pcf)1: A sample of soil is obtained from a test pit is one cubic foot ( 1ft³) and weighs 140 lb. The entire sample is dried in an oven and found to weigh 125 lb. Calculate the following: B. Moist Unit Weight (pcf)Question 31 Soil placed on a can has been weighed before and after an oven-drying procedure. The procedure yields the following results: Mass of soil + can before placing in the oven 80.9 g. Mass of soil + can after placing in the oven 74.1 g. Mass of can 30.9 g. If the specific gravity of the soil is 2.64, and the void ratio is 0.573, what will be the moist unit weight (kN/m3) of the soil? Round off to two decimal places.
- 1: A sample of soil is obtained from a test pit is one cubic foot ( 1ft³) and weighs 140 lb. The entire sample is dried in an oven and found to weigh 125 lb. Calculate the following: A. water content(%) B. Moist Unit Weight (pcf) C. Dry Unit Weight (pcf)(a) Mass of jar with cone and sand (before use) = 4950 g, (b) mass of jar with cone and sand (after use) = 2280 g, (c) mass of soil from the hole = 2925 g, (d) dry density of sand = 1.48 g/cm3, (e) water content of the wet soil = 12%. Determine the dry unit weight of compacted soil.Calculate the coefficient of permeability in mm/s of a soil sample, 6 cm in height and 50 cm2 in cross sectional area, if a quantity of water equal to 430 ml passed down in 10 minutes, under an effective constant head of 40 cm. a.625 X 10^-2 b.5.9 x 10^-2 c.1.6 X 10^-5 d.2.15 x 10^-2
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- The moist unit weights and degrees of saturation of a soil are given in the following table: Unit Weight (pcf) 119.04 123.86 S (%) 65 85 Determine the specific gravity of the soil solids. Determine the porosity of the soil in percent. Determine the void ratio of the soil in percent. Please answer this asap. For upvote. Thank you very muchA modified Proctor compaction test was carried out using a cylindrical moldwith a 1000 ml volume. Table 2 summarizes the results. a. Plot the compaction and ZAV curves (RD=2.75 and ρwater=1000 kg/m3)b. Determine the maximum dry density and the optimum moisture content Table 2 Moisture Content (%)Mass of WetSample (g)10.5 2033.211.8 2146.613.0 2203.514.9 2183.116.4 2147.617.6 2116.8Let us assume that a soil sample taken in the field is taken and it must be identified by the SUCS Method and AASHTO Method. Moisture content = 5.75% Limit liquid = 53.5 Plastic limit = 31.6 Granulometry Sieve % Pass No. 4 100 # 40 68 # 200 54.3 Do you select the best answer? a) Inorganic silt and sand, with low plasticity b) Inorganic clay with low plasticity c) Clay silt, traces of gravel, dark Brown