A sample of soil compacted according to a standard Proctor test has a unit weight of 130.9 lb/ft^3 at 100% compaction and at optimum water content of 14%. What is the dry unit weight? If the voids become filled with water what would be the saturated unit weight? Assume Gs= 2.67.

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Q: A soil sample has a unit weight of 21.1 kN/m³ at a moisture content of 9.8%. When completely…

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Q: 2. The void ratio of a soil is 1.2. Determine the buik and effective unit weights at, first 75%,…

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A: Solution;-Given,Void Ratio=0.81Moisture content=21%Gs=2.68

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Q: A soil sample has a bulk unit weight of 17.5 kN/m^3 at a water content of 10.1%. Use Gs=2.58…

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Q: Determine the void ratio of a saturated soil sample that has a mass of 178 g before drying and 139 g…

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Q: The following data are obtained for a soil specimen: Mt=221gm, Ms=128gm, Gs=2.70 and S=75%. Find the…

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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-