IGE Assignment 2

(submit by 13th Jan 2017 5 pm)

1.) A soil has void ratio = 0.72, moisture content = 12% and Gs= 2.72. Determine its
(a) Dry unit weight
(b) Bulk or Moist unit weight, and the
(c) Amount of water to be added per m3to make it saturated.

2.) The dry density of a sand with porosity of 0.387 is 16 KN/m3. Find the void ratio
of the soil and the specific gravity of the soil solids?

3.) A sample of dry sand having a unit weight of 16.5 kN/m3 and Gs of 2.70 is placed
in the rain. During the rain the volume of the sample remains constant but the degree
of saturation increases to 40%. Determine the unit weight and water content of soil
after being in the rain?

4.) In the natural state a moist soil has a volume of 0.0093 m3 and weighs 177.6 N.
The oven dry weight of the soil is 156.6 N. If Gs = 2.71, calculate themoisture
content, bulk unit weight, dry unit weight, void ratio, porosity, and degree of
saturation.

5.) For a saturated soil, given w = 40% and Gs = 2.71, determine the saturated and dry
unit weights?

6.) The mass of a moist soil sample collected from the field is 465g and its oven dry
mass is 405.76g. The specific gravity of soil solids determined in the laboratory to be
2.68. If the void ratio of the soil in the natural state is 0.83, find the following:
a) Bulk density of the soil in the field ( kN/m3 )
b) The dry unit weight of the soil in the field (kN/m3)
c) The weight of water in KN to be added per cubic meter of the soil in the
field for saturation.

7.) For a given sandy soil emax = 0.75, emin = 0.46, and Gs = 2.68. What is the moist or
bulk unit weight of compaction (kN/m3) in the field if Dr = 78% and w = 9%?

8.) The moist mass of 2.8 x 10-3 m3 of soil is 5.53 Kg. If the moisture content is 10%
and the Gs = 2.72, determine the following:
a) Moist or Bulk density b) Dry density c) Void ratio d) Porosity e) S
f) Vol. occupied by water
9) The moist unit weight of a soil is 18.7 kN/m3 . Given that Gs = 2.71 and w = 10.3
% find out
a) Dry density b) Void ratio c) Porosity d) S ?
10) For a given soil the following are known: G s = 2.74, moist unit weight = 19.8
kN/m3 and
w = 16.6 %. Determine a) Dry density b) Void ratio c) Porosity d) S. ?

11) Refer to problem 10 Determine the weight ofwater in kN to be added per cubic
meter (m3 ) of soil for a) 90% degree of saturation and b) 100% degree of saturation?

12) The dry density of soil is17.5 kN/m3. Given that Gs = 2.66, what is the moisture
content of the soil when it is saturated?

13) The porosity of a soil is 0.35. Given that G s = 2.72, calculate a) saturated unit
weight b) Moisture content when the moist unit unit weight is 18.3 kN/m3.

14) For a saturated soil, the following are given w = 18% and Gs = 2.71. Determine
a) Saturated unit weight b) Dry unit weight c) Bulk density when S = 70%

15)The moisture content of a soil sample is 18.4% and its dry unit weight is 15.7
kN/m3 Assuming that the specific gravity of solids is 2.65,
a) Calculate the Degree of Saturation
b) What is the maximun dry unit weight to which this soil can be compacted
without change in its moisture content?

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