What are the degree of consolidation of soil and the average degree of consolidation of soil layer

Q: A cohesive soil sample is subjected to an unconfined compression test. The sample fails at a…

A: To determine the soil cohesion-

Q: The e-p curve for a soil is shown in the figure below. The coefficient of compressibility (in m2/kN)…

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Q: Which the following is a functional relation connecting the value of specific gravity, among voids…

A: Given data : Specific gravity=GVoid ratio=eDegree of saturation =SWater content=w

Q: Determine The: 1- Porosity. 2- Solidity. 3- Solid density. of a brick clay sample (240x115x75mm),…

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Q: What is the essential reason for the difference in behavior of natural clays and other soil types…

A: The essential reason for the difference in the behavior of natural clay and other soil types such as…

Q: 9. A cubic meter of a saturated, normally consolidated clay has a dry mass of 4 kg and a porosity of…

A: Since we know that                 Void ratio (e) = Porosity1- porosity = n1-n Here porosity (n) =…

Q: How do fireclays differ from surface clays?

A: Surface clays are obtained from the surface of the earth using the process of strip mining, while…

Q: Page 3 Q2 A soil has a bulk density of 1.91 Mg/m³ and a water content of 9.5%. The value of Gs is…

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Q: Outline the general relationship between soil particle sizes and size of void spaces between the…

A: The size of soil particle is directly proportional to the size of void spaces between the particles.…

Q: 9. A cubic meter of a saturatod, normally consolidated clay has a dry mass of 4 kg and a porosity of…

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Q: Why does deposits of clay-mix soils do not experience liquefaction during earthquakes?

A: Soil Liquefaction:- When the earthquake takes place, due to shaking the saturated or partially…

Q: A cohesive soil sample obtained from a known normally consolidated clay deposit is found to have a…

A: The compression index of soil is defined as the slope of the graph between pressure and void ratio…

Q: Explain the Two terms, void ratio and porosity. Also express a relationship between the volumes in a…

A: Void ratio : Its is defined as the ratio of volume of void in soil to the volume of solids in soil.…

Q: A saturated 100 cm3 clay sample has a natural water content of 30 percent. It is found that the…

A: Volume of saturated soil sample

Q: The void ratio for clay soils commonly is greater than the void ratio for the coarse-grained soils,…

A: The void ratio for fine grained soil is greater than coarse grained soil due to more number of voids…

Q: The natural ground water table at a site located at a depth of 2 m below the ground level.…

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Q: Describe the general relationship between soil particle sizes and size of void spaces between the…

A: Factors affecting permeability:

Q: Following are factors may influence the permeability of soils, which are: Soil degree of saturation…

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Q: A clay layer will take approximately 15 years to consolidate to 90%. Q: What will be the time in…

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Q: A soil deposit has three layers having same thickness each but the permeability's of the layers are…

A: given permeability ratios=1:2:4=k:2k:4kIt is required to find the ratio of average permeability in…

Q: The rate of consolidation for a stratum of clay soil is affected by several factors. Describe these…

A: Factors Affecting Consolidation: (a) Clay layer thickness (b) Number of drainage path (c)…

Q: Continued the above question: what is the relative density (soil condition) of the cohesionless…

A: Relative density: Dr=emax-eemax-emin

Q: Fluid flowing within a soil deposit travels an erratic and tortuous path through void spaces that…

A: The fluid flowing within a soil deposit is a function of the soil permeability, due to which it…

Q: It indicates the range of water content over which a cohesive soil behaves plastically

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Q: What do you mean by clay sensitivity and what are the different range of claysensitivity?

A: The sensitivity of clay is determined as the ratio of their undisturbed strength to remoulded…

Q: The dry density of a sand with porosity of 0.387 is 1600 kg/m³. a. Calculate the void ratio of the…

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Q: A soil profile is shown in the figure below. A uniformly distributed load, Ao is applied at the…

A: Please find attached images for solution. Thank You!…

Q: Why would the actual pore pressure be affected by the degree of saturation of the soil?

A: Actual pore pressure is pressure exerted by pore fluid ( mainly water) present in the voids of the…

Q: Why does the presence of water in a soil typically have a much greater effect on clays than on sand…

A: Clayey soil are termed as cohesive soil while gravel or sand are cohesion less soil as they do not…

Q: What is the influence of voids in soils on magnitude of potential compressibility, permeability and…

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Q: Q5: Figure below shows a soil profile. The uniformly distributed load on the ground surface is Ao.…

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Q: What is the relationship between buoyant and saturated densities? (150 - 250 words).

A: This question is related to soil mechanics . These densities define the properties and…

Q: 2. Why sand has a low porosity but a high permeability? 3. What factors affect porosity and…

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Q: How long in days will it take for a 3 m thick layer of the same clay (double drained) in the field…

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Q: Clay is a soil material that possesses plasticity in the presence of water. Explain the term plastic…

A: Plasticity is the ability of clay to deform without any crack

Q: A soil deposit has three layers having same thickness each but the permeability's of the layers are…

A: Given data in question  Same thickness of layers Ratio of permeabilities To find out  Ratio of…

Q: How the mineralogical composition of true clay is distinctly different from the mineral components…

A: The most important quality of a soil is the shape of the soil particle. It shows the quality of the…

Q: In saturated fine-grained soils, how does the high pore water pressures develop?

A: The presence of water in the voids of an element exerts pressure on the soil mass, known as the pore…

Q: A layered soil is shown with the corresponding values of K1, K2 and K3. Compute the ratio of the…

A: We know kV=H1+H2+H3H1k1+H2k2+H3k3kV=3+4+532×10-4+43.2×10-2+54.1×10-4kv=4.3923×10-4cms

Q: What effect does the presence of adsorbed water in clay have on the coefficient of permeability for…

A: - The clay is a type of fine grain soil with particles size less than 2 micron. - Due to presence of…

Q: A soil layer of 5 m thickness considered to be ultimately settled, when it's thickness became 4.3 m…

A: Given data, e0= 0.75, e100= 0.25, et= 0.6, ∆H = 5 – 4.3 = 0.7 m, ∆h = ?

Q: What would be the void ratio of the soil mass, if the porosity of a soil mass is 0.35?

A: Given data : Porosity (n)=0.35

Q: Write down the important strength and deformation properties of a soil.

A: To determine: The important strength and deformation properties of a soil.

Q: Page 3 A soil has a bulk density of 1.91 Mg/m³ and a water content of 9.5%. The value of G, is 2.70.…

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Q: Difference between the types of soil categories residual and transported soil.

A: Residual soil forms from the rock-weathering process and remains at the location of genesis with…

Q: A soil profile is shown in Figure 8.21. If a uniformly distributed load Ao is applied at the ground…

A: ∆δ=1000 lb/ft2H1=23 ftH2= 17 ftH3= 8  ftFor sand,γdry= 110 lb/ft3γsat= 115 lb/ft3For clay,γsat= 120…

Q: If void ratio is 50% find porosity of soil.

A: Void ratio (e) is defined as the ratio of the volume of the void(Vv) to the volume of soil solids…

Soil engineering for highway design

Soil engineering is a part of geotechnical engineering that deals with the characteristics of soil. It also helps to understand the behavior of the soil in different conditions. The basic concepts of soil are studied to check the strength, compressibility, and porosity of the soil. This makes soil engineering an important topic for civil engineering.