The liquid limit and plastic limit of a soil are 60% and 30% respectively. If the natural water content of the soil is 40%. The ratio of consistency index to the liquidity index will be

Q: the following information is known for a parcalemte moist soil -saturation: 65% - void ratio: 0.57…

A: Solution; Given that; Void ratio(e)=0.57 Saturation(S)=65% Relative specific weight of soil solids…

Q: The Atterberg limits of a clay soil are 72%, 40% and 23%. If a sample of this soil has a volume of…

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Q: The moisture content of a soil below which the soil volume becomes constant is called the 1.…

A: A definition of soil state is given in the question at certain moisture content and it has been…

Q: Example 1 For a soil specimen; given that The moist mass of soil specimen is 20.7 kg Specimen's…

A: Solution Given Data  V= 0.011 m3 W=20.7 kg Wd= 16.3 kg Gs= 2.68

Q: Compute the water content, void ratio, total unit weight, and dry unit weight. Weight of saturated…

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Q: Calculate the dry unit weight, the saturated unit weight and the buoyant unit weight of a soil…

A: Given: Void ratio  Specific gravity  Degree of saturation To find:  Dry unit weight  Saturated unit…

Q: A150-cm3 sample of wet soil has a mass of 250 g when 100 % saturated. When oven-dried, the mass is…

A: Given: The volume of soil sample is 150 cm3. The saturated soil mass is 250 g. The oven dried soil…

Q: A soil having natural moisture content of 28% has a liquid limit of 54% and plastic limit of 32%.…

A: The expression for liquidity index is given as IL=wq-PLLL-PL Substitute the value in above…

Q: The bulk (moist) unit weight of a soil is 17.8 kN/m², and the moisture content is 14%. If the…

A: Given data: The bulk unit weight of water (?b) = 17.8 KN/m3 The moisture content (?)= 14% = 0.14 The…

Q: If the liquid limit of soil is 25%, plastic limit is 15% and flow index is 12.5%, then its toughness…

A: Given data: Liquid limit = 25 % Plastic limit = 15 % Flow index = 12.5 %

Q: A soil sample in its natural state has a weight of 5.05 lb and a volume of 0.041 ft'. In an…

A: Total unit weight : γ γ = WeightVolume = 5.050.041 = 123.171 lb/ ft3

Q: The field wt of soil sample is 1900 kg/m³and the unit wt of the soil particle is 2660 kg/m³. A.…

A: We can use the basic equation to solve.

Q: A soil sample has bulk unit weight of 19 kN/m³ and a water content of 7%. Determine the amount of…

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Q: The total volume of a soil specimen is 80,000 mm3 and it weighs 150 grams. The dry weight of the…

A: Find the following: a) The water content. b) Void Ratio. e) Porosity. d) Degree of saturation. e)…

Q: Determine the liquid limit. LL = b. Determine the flow index. Flow index = Determine the liquidity…

A: Given Data: The plastic limit for the first trial is, PL1=16.2% The plastic limit for the second…

Q: A soil sample has a total unit weight of 16.9 kN/m³ and a void ratio of 0.84. The specific gravity…

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Q: A saturated soil sample has a volume of 23 cm3 at liquid limit. The shrinkage limit and liquid limit…

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Q: soil sample has a water content of 18% and a wet unit weight of 118.5 lb/ft3. The specific gravity…

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Q: A sample of soil has a volume of 0.45 ft3 and a weight of 53.3 lb. After being dried in an oven,…

A: Determine the moisture content of the sample before placing it in the oven by using the equation.…

Q: The wet unit weight of a soil sample is 18.55 kN/m3 It sspecific gravity of solids and its water…

A: We will use basic formulas.

Q: The moisture content of a soil sample is 18.4%, and its dry unit weight is 100 lb/ft3. Assuming that…

A: The moisture content of a soil sample, w=18.4dry unit weight, γd=100 lb/ft3G=2.65

Q: PROBLEM 3: Silt clay has a plastic limit of 25 and a plasticity index of 30. If the liquidity index…

A: Given data- Plastic Limit-wp=25%=0.25Plasticity Index-Ip=30%=0.30Liquidity Index-IL=0.33To…

Q: The water content of a saturated soil and the specific gravity of soil solids were found to be 30%…

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Q: A soil has a liquid limit of 61 and plastic limit of 30. A moisture content test yielded the…

A: Given:  liquid limit  Plastic limit  Mass of soil before oven drying  Mass of soil after oven drying…

Q: 5. The mass specific gravity of a fully saturated specimen of clay having a water content of 30.5%…

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Q: The mass specific gravity of a fully saturated specimen of clay having a water content of 30.5% is…

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Q: Determine For a soil specimen; Given that o Void ratio o The moist mass of soil specimen is 20.7 kg…

A: Only example no. 1 is solved according  to our policy  Post example no. 2 as a separate  question

Q: The total volume of a soil specimen is 80,000 mm3 and it weighs 150 grams. The dry weight of the…

A: This question is from geotechnical engineering As per the bartleby by guidelines you can ask maximum…

Q: Assuming the water content of the soil at site is 52% and Liquid Index is 60%, calculate the…

A: there is liquid index is same as liquidity index   So liquidity index is    = .60

Q: A fully saturated soil sample has a volume of 28 cc. The sample was dried in oven and the weight of…

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Q: A saturated soil sample has a volume of 23 cm3 at liquid limit. The shrinkage limit and liquid limit…

A: The given data is as follows: Volume of saturated soil sample at liquid limit=23 cm3Shrinkage…

Q: A soil sample has a porosity of 41%, a moisture content of 15.2% and a specific gravity of 2.65.…

A: Given data- moisture content, w=15.2%porosity, n=41%specific gravity, G=2.65

Q: A sample of saturated soil has a water content of 35%. The specific gravity of solids is 2.65.…

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Q: A soil specimen having a volume of 0.012 m3 has a specific gravity of 2.60. It has a moist mass of…

A: GIVEN- V=0.012 m3G=2.60Mm=20.6KgMd=16.1Kgγd=?

Q: A soil sample taken from the field has G=2.5 and void ratio=0.75. Find the water content required to…

A: Given data- Specific gravity G=2.5Void ratio e=0.75Degree of saturation required S=100%=1To Find-The…

Q: If a soil sample has a dry unit weight of 19.5 KN/m3, moisture content of 8% and a specific gravity…

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Q: The saturated unit weight of a soil is 126 lb/ft. The moisture content of the soil is 18.2%.…

A: Given data: γsat=126 lb/ft3w=18.2%

Q: A soil has unit weight of 21 kN/m3 with moisture content of 10%. If the saturated unit weight of the…

A: Given : A soil has unit weight of 21 kN/m3 Moisture content = 10% Saturated unit weight of sample =…

Q: A soil is in a semi-solid state, if the consistency index is A. zero B. one C. more than unity D.…

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Q: C) A specimen of saturated soil ( Gs = 2.72) has a mass of 370 gm after drying the volume was 160…

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Q: The void ratio and specific gravity of a soil are 0.65 and 2.72 respectively. The degree of…

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Q: A soil specimen has a moisture content of 19.2% and a wet unit weight of 119.8 lb/ft³. The specific…

A: Given : Moisture Content = 19.2 % wet unit weight = 119.8 lb/f3 Specific gravity = 2.68 TO Find ; A)…

Q: Derive the formula between soil moisture content (w), degree of saturation (S), specific gravity(G),…

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Q: A sample of soil of mass 240 g is to be placed in a cylinder of volume 500 cm³. An additional 382…

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Q: Example 2.6: A sample of saturated soil has a water content of 35%. The specific gravity of solids…

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Q: The plastic limit of a soil is 35% and its plasticity index is 10%. When the soil is dried from its…

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Q: The volume and weight of a partially saturated clay sample are 185 cm3 and 362 g respectively. After…

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Q: The wet weight of a soil specimen is 207 g. The dried weight of the specimen is 163 g. If the volume…

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Q: A sample of clay soil taken from a construction site has a wet mass of 45.6 kg and a related inplace…

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Q: The moisture content of a saturated clay is 160.0 %. The specific gravity of the soil solids Gs is…

A: The void ration is the volume of voids present in the soil to volume of solid.  It is calculatedρw…

Weight-Volume relationships

Weight is defined as the quantity of matter contained in a body. Weight can also be defined as the force acting on a body due to gravity. Mathematically, weight can be defined as-