sample of gray silty clay has a mass of 126 kg. Laboratory tests results give a moist density (ρ) of 2.05 g/cm3, a specific gravity of solids (Gs) of 2.71, and moisture content (w) of 15.7%. First determine all entries in the phase diagram. Then determine the void ratio (e), the porosity (n), the degree of saturation (S), the dry density (ρd), the dry unit weight (Ƴd), and the moist

sample of gray silty clay has a mass of 126 kg. Laboratory tests results give a moist density (ρ) of 2.05 g/cm3, a specific gravity of solids (Gs) of 2.71, and moisture content (w) of 15.7%. First determine all entries in the phase diagram. Then determine the void ratio (e), the porosity (n), the degree of saturation (S), the dry density (ρd), the dry unit weight (Ƴd), and the moist

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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Chapter11: Compressibility Of Soil

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