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- Calculate the bulk density of a soil using the following values; a. Weight of fresh clod= 35 g b. Weight of paraffin clod= 38 g c. Weight of paraffin clod in water= 16 g d. Moisture content of the clod= 12%For a soil specimen, the following soil properties are known: saturated unit weight γ = 19.1 kN/m , void ratio e = 0.45. What is the dry unit weight of the specimen? Assume unit weight of water γ = 10 kN/m3An undisturbed specimen of soil has a volume of 300 cm3 and weighs 498 g. After over drying for 24 hours, its weight is reduced to 456 g. Assume G= 2.70 . Determine the water content in percent. a.21.9 b.9.21 c.43.8 d.78
- For a given soil, the following are known, Gs = 2.70, moist unit weight is 20.3067kN/m3, and the moisture content of 15%. Determine the:1. Dry unit weight (in kN/m3). 2. Saturated unit weight unit weight (in kN/m3).3. Effective unit weight (γ′) of the soil sample (in kN/m3). 4. Void Ratio5. Porosity (in %).6. Degree of saturation (in %).7. Determine the volume of water in liters to be added per cubic meter of soil for a 100% degree ofsaturation.If the sample has weight of 50g, determine the:8. Weight of the solid9. Weight of the water10. Weight of the air11. Volume of solid12. Volume of water13. Volume of airFor a given Soil, the following are known. Gs = 2.74, moist unit weight = 19Kn/m3 and moisture content = 17%.a. Determine the weight of water in KN to be added per cubic meter of soil for a100% degree of saturation.b. Determine the weight of water in KN to be added per cubic meter of soil for93% degree of saturation.In a given sandy soil, e max=0.82 and emin=0.42, if G,= 2.66. In the field the soil is compacted to a moist density of 1720 kg/m³ at a moisture content of 9%. Determine 8) In situ void ratio (e) ? a) 0.978 b) 0.686 c) 0.553 d) 1.00 9) What is the relative density of compaction? a) 43.50 % b) 33.50 % c) 62.75 % d) 53.35
- 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 saturation3) For a given moist soil, given that volume = 33m3; mass = 33kg; moisture content = 10%; Gs = 2.7, calculate the following: a. Moist density (kg/m3) b. Dry density (kg/m3) c. Void ratio d. Porosity e. Degree of saturation (%) f. Volume occupied by waterA moist soil has a void ratio of 0.65. The soil moisture content is 14% and its solids density or relative specific weight of solids is 2.7. Determine: a. What is the saturated unit weight in kN/m3?b. How much water, in kN/m3, needs to be added to the soil for it to be completely saturated?c. What would be the wet unit weight in kN/m3 when the degree of saturation is 70%?
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