A soil sample is known to have a moisture content of 22.5% the soil solids have a specific gravity of 2.6 to determine the noise density of the soil, a portion of it weighing 224 grams is place in a 500 cm3 container, and 382 cm3 of water is required to fill the container. REQuired..a) porosity of soil b) degree of saturation c)bulk specific garvity of soil

A soil sample is known to have a moisture content of 22.5% the soil solids have a specific gravity of 2.6 to determine the noise density of the soil, a portion of it weighing 224 grams is place in a 500 cm3 container, and 382 cm3 of water is required to fill the container. REQuired..a) porosity of soil b) degree of saturation c)bulk specific garvity of soil

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781305970939

Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Chapter5: Classification Of Soil

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 5.10P

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