Example 2.5 An oven dry soil sample of volume 250 cc weighs 430 g. If the specific gravity of solids is 2.70, what is the water content when the soil becomes fully saturated without any change in its volume? What will be the water content which will fully saturate the sample and also cause an increase in volume equal to 10 % of the original dry volume? Use phase diagrams.

Example 2.5 An oven dry soil sample of volume 250 cc weighs 430 g. If the specific gravity of solids is 2.70, what is the water content when the soil becomes fully saturated without any change in its volume? What will be the water content which will fully saturate the sample and also cause an increase in volume equal to 10 % of the original dry volume? Use phase diagrams.

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter4: Plasticity And Structure Of Soil

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Problem 4.4P: Results from a liquid limit test conducted on a soil are given below. a. Determine the liquid limit...

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