For an organic soil, the void ratio e is found to be 10.0, and Gs is 2.35. If this soil is fully saturated, find:  (a) Total unit weight of the soil γt  (b) Water content w (c) Does this soil sink in water?

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
icon
Related questions
Question

For an organic soil, the void ratio e is found to be 10.0, and Gs is 2.35. If this soil is fully saturated, find: 
(a) Total unit weight of the soil γt 

(b) Water content w

(c) Does this soil sink in water?

Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 1 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Weight-volume relationships
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, civil-engineering and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap C…
Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap C…
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9781305970939
Author:
Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap…
Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap…
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9781305635180
Author:
Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan
Publisher:
Cengage Learning