The weight of a chunk of moist soil is 208 g and the volume of the sil chunk measured before drying is 120 cubic cm. After being dried out in the oven, the weight of the dry soil is 170 grams. Use Gs=2.65 a. Compute the water content of the soil. b. Compute the void ratio. c. Compute the degree of saturation.

The weight of a chunk of moist soil is 208 g and the volume of the sil chunk measured before drying is 120 cubic cm. After being dried out in the oven, the weight of the dry soil is 170 grams. Use Gs=2.65 a. Compute the water content of the soil. b. Compute the void ratio. c. Compute the degree of saturation.

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 3.18P

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

The volume and weight of a partially saturated clay sample are 185 cm3 and 362 g respectively. After drying in an oven its weight reduced to 326 g. If the natural void ratio of the soil was 0.54, determine the moisture content in percent. O a. 8 O b. 10 Oc. 9 O d. 11
A sample of soil weighing 2.62 KN is removed from a test pit. 1.33 KN of water will just fill the pit. A sample of the soil weighing 112.4 grams is dried in the oven and its weight after drying is 103.6 grams. Assume the specific gravity of the solids is 2.67. Max. attainable unit weight of the soil is 18.47 KN/cu.m and minimum attainable unit weight is 16.35 KN/cu.m.a) Determine the wet unit weight of soilb) Determine the dry unit weight of soilc) Determine the relative density of the soil
A sample of soil in natural state having volume of 0.00934 cu.m weighs 18.11kg. The sample is allowed to dry in an oven and weight was reduced to 15.67 kg. The specific gravity of solid was found to be 2.67. Determine the following: (a.) Moist unit weight of soil and dry unit weight of soil (b.) Void ratio and porosity (c.) Moisture content and Degree of saturation Show your solutions
1. A sample of saturated clay was placed in a container and weighed. The weight was 6 N. The clay withcontainer was oven dried for 24 hours at 105C and weighed again as 5N. if the weight of the containeris 1 N, and specific gravity of soil solids is 2.70, determine the a) water content b) void ratio c) bulk unitweight d) dry unit weight, e) saturated unit weight f) submerged unit weight. This is the question of Soil Mechanics.
A freshly drawn soil core of 10 cm diameter and 5 cm length weighs 700 g. On oven drying at 105°C the core weighs 625 g. Calculate the soil water content on weight and volume basis.
The volume and weight of a partially saturated clay sample are 185 cm3 and 362 g respectively. After drying in an oven its weight reduced to 326 g. If the natural void ratio of the soil was 0.54, determine the moisture content in percent. a.9 b.11 c.8 d.10
4.1.6 The degree of saturation of a cohesive soil is 100%. The clay when wet weighs 1489g and after drying weighs only 876g. Find the water content of the soil. Draw a phase diagram and properly label it. Compute the void ratio and the porosity, the total density and the dry density.
3. A sample of soft saturated clay has a volume of 100 cm3 and weighs 175 grams. If the oven dry weight is 120 grams, compute the water content, void ratio and specific gravity of the clay.
A moist soil has a volume of 0.0081 m³ and weighs 151.2 N. The oven dry weight of soil is 138.6 N. Assume Gs = 2.7 and find the following in requested units: a. water content, w (%) b. total unit weight, y (kN/m²) c. dry unit weight, yd(kN/m²) d. void ratio, e
A sample of saturated clay was placed in a container and weighed. The weight was 6N. The clay in its container was placed in an oven for 24 hours at 105˚C. The weight reduced to a constant value of 5N. The weight of the container is 1N. If Gs = 2.7, determine: a) Water Content b) Void Ratio c) Bulk Unit Weight d) Dry Unit Weight e) Effective Unit Weight
PROBLEM H A soil is dug out from the ground, the weight of the soil taken from the ground is 1359.30 grams. It was then oven dried and weighed 1069.25 grams. The weight is 1462.50 grams after saturating the soil. The volume of the soil is limited to 799.50 cc. Determine the void ratio, porosity and specific gravity of the soil.
The wet mass of a sample of a saturated soil is 520 grams. The dry mass, after oven-drying, is 400 grams. Determine the following: a. Water content b. Void ratio, c. Saturated unit weight d. Effective unit weight.