(c) In laboratory, there is a 0.23 m3 of moist clay soil with a mass of 300 kg. The soil was oven dried for 24 hours and the mass was reduced to 265 kg. If Gs = 2.65, with suitable sketch, determine the following weight volume relationship parameter. (i) Moisture content (%) (ii) Moist unit weight (kN/m3), (iii) Dry unit weight (kN/m3) (iv) Void ratio (e) (v) Porosity (n)

(c) In laboratory, there is a 0.23 m3 of moist clay soil with a mass of 300 kg. The soil was oven dried for 24 hours and the mass was reduced to 265 kg. If Gs = 2.65, with suitable sketch, determine the following weight volume relationship parameter. (i) Moisture content (%) (ii) Moist unit weight (kN/m3), (iii) Dry unit weight (kN/m3) (iv) Void ratio (e) (v) Porosity (n)

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781305970939

Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Chapter3: Weight–volume Relationships

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 3.10P

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

5. A saturated soil sample has a unit weight of 24.5 Kn/m^3 and Gs = 2.70. Find Dry Unit weight, e, n, and w. 6. For a given soil, the following are known: Gs = 2.74, moist unit weight = 20.6 KN/m^3, and moisture content of 16.6%. Determine the following: Dry Unit weight, Void Ratio, Porosity, Degree of Saturation.
A saturated soil specimen has w = 36% and ᵞd = 85.43 lb/ft3. Determine: Saturated unit weight (in lb/ft3)
1) The moist unit weight of a soil is 19.2 kN/m3 . Given that Gs = 2.69 and w = 9.8%, determine: a. Void ratio b. Dry unit weight c. Degree of saturation 2) Refer to Problem 1 Determine the weight of water, in kN, to be added per cubic meter (m3) of soil for: a. 90% degree of saturation b. 100% degree of saturation
3. A saturated soil sample has a unit weight of 23 Kn/m^3 and specific gravity of 2.69. Compute the Dry Unit weight in English units, void ratio, Porosity, moisture content and the degree of saturation.
For a normally consolidated soil, the following is given: Determine the following: a. The compression index, Cc. b. The void ratio corresponding to pressure of 200 kN/m2
1. 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).
1. A moist soil sample weighing 0.20 kg having a volume of 200 cm3 and dry unit weight of 16 kN/ m . After mixing water of 65 g, compute the moisture content of the soil.
A moist soil has a volume of 0.0081 m³ and weighs 151.2 N. The oven dry weight of soil is 138.6 N. Assume Gs = 2.7 and find the following in requested units: a. water content, w (%) b. total unit weight, y (kN/m²) c. dry unit weight, yd(kN/m²) d. void ratio, e
When do we use the Hazen’s formula for calculating the permeability of soil and at what effective size will yield a permeability k, of 0.31 mm/s when the Hazen’s coefficient C is 12