What is % Non-acid or Base Saturation of a soil with a total of 45 m.e./100 g and with 19 m.e./100 g of exchangeable bases?        A. 42.22%       B. 42.11%       C. 42.33%       D. 42.00%

Q: A compacted soil weighs 131.1 pcf with recorded moisture content of 15%. What is the (a) saturated…

A: Given data: Weight of the soil sample (W) = 131.1 pcf water content (w) = 15% = 0.15 specific…

Q: PROBLEM 3: A saturated, remolded clay soil has a water content of 32 percent, a liquid limit water…

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Q: The mass of 1 m3 of compacted soil with Shrink Factor of 0.8 is 1588 kg. The volume of the same soil…

A: Volume of the soil at its natural state is called Bank volume

Q: A compacted sample of soil with a bulk density of 125 pcf has a water content of 15%. What are its…

A: Hi there! in the last part of the question, the bulk density cannot be determined for the fully…

Q: For an inorganic soil, the following grain size analysis is given U.S sieve NO. 4 10 20 40 80 200…

A: (i) AASHTO Given, percent passing through No.200 sieve is 13 %. F200 = 13 % < 35 % The soil must…

Q: If a soil has a maximum dry unit weight of 120 pounds per cubic foot and optimum water content of 8…

A: There is no good numerical correlation between these two methods. Usually the diffence between…

Q: Problem 4: Dry Soil is mixed with 19% by weight with water and then compacted. The moist soil has a…

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Q: See table below: Determine the maximum dry unit weight of the soil (Ans: 19.8 kN/ ) Determine the…

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Q: Situation 11 - The moist unit weight and degree of saturation of a soil are given in the following…

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Q: The moist weight of 2.83 x 10-3 m3 of soil is 55.5 x 10-3 kN/m3. If the moisture content is 14% and…

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Q: The following soil as specified by the AASHTO System has the following results: Percent finer than…

A: To Determine The partial group index for the soil that belongs to groups A-2-6.

Q: SITUATION: It is known that the natural soil at a construction site has a void ratio of 1.0. At the…

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Q: y soil model is 18.6 kN/m3 and a moisture content of 36% in a drying oven. Unit weight is reduced to…

A: We knowγsat=G+e1+eγwSe=wGe=wGγsat=G+wG1+wGγw18.6=G1+0.361+0.36G9.81FInd GG=2.79884

Q: 8. The looseness or denseness of sandy soils can be expressed numerically by the so-called relative…

A: Given data- Mass of the sample = 1830 g Volume of the sample = 0.001 m3 Sp.gravity (G) = 2.60 water…

Q: Consistency index for a clayey soil is [LL = Liquid Limit, PL = Plastic Limit, PI = Plasticity…

A: Index properties show significant information about the state of soil. Among various index…

Q: The volume of the soil measured before drying is 120cc. The moist soil is 215g and dried weight is…

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Q: If 10 m.e./100g of the bases constitute 50% of the CEC of a soil, what is its CEC?

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Q: A Sample of moist soil has a water content of 20.0% and the moist unit weight of 21.09 KN/cu.meter.…

A: Given data: w=20%γsat=21.09 kN/m3G=2.75Assume, γw=9.81 kN/m3

Q: The moist unit weights and degrees of saturation of a soil are given in the following table: Unit…

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Q: The moist unit weight of a soil is 105 lb /ft3. Given that w = 15% and Gs = 2.7, determine a. Dry…

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Q: 23) What is the maximum dry unit weight of compaction? a)115.25 Ibs/ft' b)117.90 Ibs/ft c)118.05…

A: Bulk unit weight of sample, γt  = weight of sample lbs130ft3 Dry density = γt1+w weight of soil…

Q: A soil has a specific gravity of 2.65, and a water content of 0.35. The void ratio is 1.2. Determine…

A: Given data : Specific gravity (G)=2.65Void ratio (e)=1.2Water content (w)=0.35

Q: 1. The moist weight of (2.7 + 0.25A) x 10° m³ of soil is (55.5 +0.1C) x 103 kN. If the moisture…

A: in the given question the suffix A,B,C and D are nothing but their own first characters value.…

Q: For Lic Cone Moisture Content 42.5 47.5 58.1 60.0 Penetration 16.0 17.5 22.8 26.0 For Plastic Limit:…

A: penetration moisture content 16 42.5 17.5 47.5 22.8 58.1 26 60 y = 1.764x + 15.72  where…

Q: Q. No 2. A fine grained soil has a liquid limit of 300% and a plastic limit of 55%. The natural…

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Q: A 280 cc soil sample has a wet mass of 525 grams, moisture content of 20% and Gs = 2.72. Determine…

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Q: Soil Compaction Calculate the dry volume weight for the zero-air-void condition (in kN / m³) for a…

A: The formula to calculate the dry unit weight for the zero-air-void condition is given by,…

Q: A soil has the liquid limit of 20% and plastic limit of 15%. Then the classification of soil…

A: Given data: Liquid Limit (wL) = 20% Plastic Limit (wp) = 15% To classify the soil according to IS…

Q: The data of soil specimen are given below; Y(pcf) = 128.9, S% = 48.7 Y(pcf) = 131.4, S% = 78.8 a.…

A: We know Y= (G+Se)(1+e)Yw When Y=128.9, S=48.7% And when Y=131.4, S=78.8%

Q: In its natural state, a moist soil has a volume of 0.00935 cu.m. and weighs 178 N. the oven dried…

A: Given- The volume of soil(V) =0.00935 cu.m The weight of soil (W)=178 N The weight of  dry soil…

Q: For a given sandy soil, emax = 0.91, emin = 0.48, Gs = 2.67, w = 9%, relative density is 78%.…

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Q: When the moisture content of a soil is 26%, the degree of saturation is 72%, and the moist unit…

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Q: Question 38 For a given sandy soil, the maximum and minimum dry unit weights are 16.56 kN/m3, and…

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Q: The dry density of a soil is 1,774.86 kg/m3. GIven that Gs = 2.65, what would be the moisture…

A: Given that :  Yd = 1774.86 kg/m3  Gs = 2.65  Saturated means Sr = 1  Moisture content (w) = ?

Q: Calculate the shrinkage ratio and specific gravity of the soil solids having following quantities.…

A: Given: The saturated volume is 28.5 cm3. The final dry volume is 18.5 cm3. The saturated mass is 48…

Q: The weight of a sample of saturated soil before drying is 2.8 lb and after drying is 2.1 lb. If the…

A: The given data is shown below: Weight before drying=2.8 lbWeight after drying=2.1 lbSpecific…

Q: 40. The following water content data are from several plastic limit tests for a soil. Determine PL…

A: we will find water content for each test and take average.

Q: What is the correction factor for a soil with Gs=2.70? 0.99   1.03   2.70   None of the above

A: in the above question, the specific gravity of the soil solid is given and we need to determine the…

Q: Determine the maximum dry unit weight of soil Determine the optimum moisture content If the dry unit…

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Q: A soil is classified as CL according the United Soil Classification System(USCS). The plasticity…

A: To determine the maximum Liquid Limit (LL) of the soil for given soil classification according to…

Q: Gs= 2.70 A.     What is the void ratio of the soil at Dr= 68%? B.     What is the dry unit weight of…

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Q: In its natural state, a moist soil has a volume of 9.34 x 10-3 m3 and weighs 177.6 x 10-3 kN. The…

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Q: Determine the seepage velocity, in cm/min, if the porosity of soil is 0.30

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Q: 9% of a soil is retained on No. 4 sieve, and 11% passes the No. 200 sieve. It is also known that…

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Q: For a granular soil given Y=116.64lb/ft*3, Dy=82%, w=8%, and Gs=2.65. for this soil, if emin =0.44…

A: Dry unit weight is the density of the soil mass during the dry state. The soil mass is the…

Q: Determine the maximum dry unit weight of compaction Determine the optimum moisture content Determine…

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Q: Determine the void ratio if the moist soil sample weighs 346g.  After drying at 105oC, its weight is…

A: Solution-The given values are as follows,Soil sample sample=346gDriyig at 105 C°Weight is 284gSoil…

Q: The Atterberg limits of a given soil are: LL= 68%, PL = 37% SL= 22%. If the natural moisture content…

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Q: For a soil having a void ratio of 0.75 and percentage saturation of 85%, determine the air void…

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Q: D10, D30 and D60

A: Sieve size mass retained percentage finer 4 0 0 6 30 30 10 48.7 78.7  20 127.3 206 40 96.8…

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-