a) A saturated soil element has a specific gravity of 2.65 and water content of 10%. Determine the void ratio. b) The mass of a sample of moist soil is 240 grams. The sample is then dried in the oven and the mass reduces to 190 grams. Determine the water content of the soil as it was brought to the lab.

a) A saturated soil element has a specific gravity of 2.65 and water content of 10%. Determine the void ratio. b) The mass of a sample of moist soil is 240 grams. The sample is then dried in the oven and the mass reduces to 190 grams. Determine the water content of the soil as it was brought to the lab.

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305635180

Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

Chapter5: Soil Compaction

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 5.7P

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

a) A saturated soil element has a specific gravity of 2.65 and water content of 10%. Determine the void ratio. b) The mass of a sample of moist soil is 240 grams. The sample is then dried in the oven and the mass reducesto 190 grams. Determine the water content of the soil as it was brought to the lab.
1. The water content of a 100% saturated soil is 30% and the specific gravity of solids is 2.65. Determine the void ratio and unit weight (kN/m³) 2. A 0.08 m³ sample of soil weighs 1.4 kN. When it is dried out in an oven, it weighs 1.3 kN. The specific gravity of solids is found to be 2.70. Find the water content, void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation and the wet and dry unit weights. 3. A container with soil sample of completely saturated clay weighs 0.7 N. After drying, the weight becomes 0.62 N. The container weight is 0.35 N and the specific gravity of the soil is 2.70. Determine the void ratio, water content and porosity of the original sample. 4. A moist sand sample has a volume of 464 cm³ in natural state and a weight of 8.5 N. The dry weight is 7.4 N and the specific gravity is 2.68. Determine the void ratio, the porosity, the water content and the degree of saturation.
A soil sample is oven-dried from its liquid limit state to its dry state causing a volume change of 60% of the dry volume. Likewise, the same soil is oven-dried from its plastic limit state to its dry state causing a volume change of 20% of the dry volume. The liquid limit and plastic limit are 54% and 26%, respectively. Determine the specific gravity of soil solids, shrinkage limit and shrinkage ratio. 1. INPUT THE VALUE OF SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF SOIL SOLIDS IN 2 DECIMAL PLACES 2. INPUT THE VALUE OF SHRINKAGE LIMIT IN PERCENTAGE FORM AND IN 2 DECIMAL PLACES 3. INPUT THE VALUE OF SHRINKAGE RATIO IN 2 DECIMAL PLACES Answer with text and/or attachments:
a soil sample was determined to have a water content of 8% and a degree of saturation of 42%. After adding some water, the degree of saturation was altered to 53%. take the specific gravity of the soil solids to be 2.7. assuming no change in the volume of the voids, determine the following A. void ratio B. water content% C. bulk specific gravity of the mass of the sample in the altered state.
Derive the relation between void ratio (e), specific gravity of particles (G) and moisture content at full saturation (w). A certain sample of saturated soil in a container weighs 0.65 N. On drying in an oven in the container it weighs 0.60 N. The weight of container is 0.35 N. The grain specific gravity is 2.65. Determine the void ratio, water content, and bulk unit weight. Show Solutions
Problem #1. A soil sample in its natural state has a weight of 5.05 lb and a volume of 0.041 ft3. In an oven-dried state, the dry weight of the sample is 4.49 Ib. The specific gravity of the solids is 2.68. Determine: a. total unit weight b. water content C. void ratio d. porosity e. degree of saturation
A soil sample has a weight of 120 grams before it was placed on the oven. After drying for 20 minutes, it weighs only 100 grams. Specific gravity of soil sample is 2.6. Volume of soil specimen before drying is 66 cm³. a. Compute the water content b. Compute the void ratio c. Compute the degree of saturation
PROBLEM No. 6 Atterberg Limit From the laboratory results of the Atterberg Limit Test, the Liquid Limit of the soil is 65% and the Plastic Limit of the soil is 40%. a. Determine the Plasticity Index. b. If the in-situ moisture content of the soil is 85%, determine the Liquidity Index of the soil. c. Determine the state of consistency of the in-situ soil. d. Determine the Consistency Index 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
(c) A sample of clay having a mass of 675 gm was coated with paraffin wax. The combined mass of the clay and the wax was found to be 682 gm. The volume was found by immersion in water as 345 ml. The sample was then broken to open. The water content and specific gravity of solids were found to be 15 % and 2.70 respectively. Calculate the bulk density of soil, its void ratio, and degree of saturation. Take specific gravity of wax as 0.89.
A given soil sample is taken from the field by Bubba Lesh for compaction testing. Before compaction, he finds the void ratio, degree of saturation and moisture content. Then, Bubba Lesh compacts the soil sample through a modified proctor test. No water is added. Explain how the following values change from the uncompacted case to the compacted case (increases, decreases, or remains the same) and a statement describing why: a) Void Ratio (10) b) Degree of Saturation (10) c) Moisture Content (10)
Let us assume that a soil sample taken in the field is taken and it must be identified by the SUCS Method and AASHTO Method. Moisture content = 5.75% Limit liquid = 53.5 Plastic limit = 31.6 Granulometry Sieve % Pass No. 4 100 # 40 68 # 200 54.3 Do you select the best answer? a) Inorganic silt and sand, with low plasticity b) Inorganic clay with low plasticity c) Clay silt, traces of gravel, dark Brown