A soil sample has a porosity of 40% then what will be the value of void ratio? (A) 0.667 (C) 0.6 (B) 0.45 (D) 0.5
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A: Given: V = 16.5 cc, W = 35.1g, Wd = 29.5g
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Q: 2.1 A soil specimen has a volume of 0.05 m² and a mass of 87.5 kg. Given: w = 15%, G, = 2.68.…
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A: Given Bulk unit weight = 17.5kN/m3 Water content = 10.1%=0.101 G = 2.58
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A: Solution; Given that; Void ratio (e)=0.67
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A: Given, porosity n = 20% = 0.2 Find, Void ratio e
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A: Compaction- It is the process of increasing the unit weight of soil by reducing air voids.
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A: Given, V = 1 m3G = 2.7e = 0.8
Q: The following data are obtained for a soil specimen: Mt=221gm, Ms=128gm, Gs=2.70 and S=75%. Find the…
A: Given: The total mass of the soil (Mt) is 221 gm. The mass of the dry soil (Ms) is 128 gm. The…
Q: Th e void ratio of a clay sample is 0.5 an d the degree of saturatio n is 70%. Comput e the water…
A: Given: The void ratio is 0.5. The degree of saturation is 70%. The specific gravity is 2.7.
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Q: Q.17 In an oedometer test initial depth of the soil sample is 19 mm and the reduction in depth is…
A: given- intial depth of the soil sample=19 mmreduction in depth=2.1 mmfinal void ratio=0.62
Q: 2. A soil sample has a unit weight of 16 kN/m^3 and a saturation of 40%. When the saturation is…
A: Given data in question Unit weight is 16 kN/m3 when S = 40% Unit weight is 120 kN/m3 when S = 90%…
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A: Given Data: Void ratio (e) : 0.5 To determine: Porosity (n)
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Q: The porosity of the soil sample is given as 78%, determine the void ratio of the same soil sample.
A: Given data : Porosity (n%)=78%
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Q: A soil sample has a void ratio of 0.6; its porosity will be
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Q: A soil deposit has a void ratio of 1.0. If the void ratio is reduced to 0.60 by compaction, the…
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Q: A soil sample is having void ratio 0.9 and volume 5 m3. Upon compaction, void ratio of the sample is…
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- Estimate the vertical coefficient of permeability for a uniform clay deposit where representative test results are as shown: LL = 92, PL = 34 percent of clay size particles in the soil =40 void ratio ( approximate ) = 1.75In a saturated soil mass, if Gs=2.75, water content 60% the void ratio will be? a. 0.62 b. 0.22 c. 1.49 6. None of theman undisturbed 1200 cm^3 sample of sand weighs 19.5 N when dry. The void ratios at the maximum and minimum unit weight were determined to be 0.43 and 0.92. The specific gravity of solids is known to be 2.73. Calculate the dry unit weight of sand in kN/m^3
- A natural deposit of soil was found to have a water content of 27% and to be 88% saturated. Gs=2.7.Calculate (a) the void ratio, e; (b) the porosity, n; and (c) the dry density, ρd. (use kg/m^3 for density units). Include phase diagrams.A soil sample has an initial unit weight of 16.7 Kilo-Newton per cubic meter with a saturation of 18 percent. If the saturation is increased to 41%, the unit weight is 18.3 KN/m^3. Solve for the Void Ratio and the Specific GravityA sample of saturated clay from a consolidometer test has a total weight of 1.526 kg and a dry weight of 1.053 kg. The specific gravity of the solid particles is 2.7 1. Determine the water content. 2. Calculate the porosity. 3. Determine the total unit weight.
- 5. A clay layer having a thickness of 10.83 m. has an initial void ratio of 1.14. It is compressed and the void ratio changed to 0.81. Determine the reduction in thickness, in mm., of the clay layer. Round off to three decimal places. Input the numerical value only.In a partially saturated soil, the following data are available; void ratio 1.0, moisture 32%, solids density 2.7. Calculate:a. dry unit weightb. Specific weight of the submerged sample (γm')c. Porosity1. A soil sample has a volume of 5400 cm^3 and mass of 10.45 kg, and the water content of the soil is w = 11%. Determine (a) unit weight , dry unit weight , saturated unit weight, (b) void ratio and porosity, (c) degree of saturation (assume Gs=2.7).