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Problem Set 2 Answers - Weight Volume Relationship of Soil

This document provides solutions to three problems regarding weight-volume relationships of soil. Problem 1 involves computing various soil properties like unit weight, void ratio, porosity, and water volume from given moist weight, volume, moisture content, and specific gravity. Problem 2 requires determining the specific gravity and void ratio of a soil sample given its saturated and moist unit weights at different saturation levels. Problem 3 calculates the saturated unit weight of a soil sample using its dry unit weight and specific gravity.

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Problem Set 2 Answers - Weight Volume Relationship of Soil

This document provides solutions to three problems regarding weight-volume relationships of soil. Problem 1 involves computing various soil properties like unit weight, void ratio, porosity, and water volume from given moist weight, volume, moisture content, and specific gravity. Problem 2 requires determining the specific gravity and void ratio of a soil sample given its saturated and moist unit weights at different saturation levels. Problem 3 calculates the saturated unit weight of a soil sample using its dry unit weight and specific gravity.

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Problem Set 2 Solutions: Weight-Volume Relationship of Soil

Compute required parameters using weight or volume relationships.

1. The moist weight 0f 0.1𝑓𝑡 3 of soil is 12.2 lb. If the moisture content is 12% and the
specific gravity of soil solids is 2.72, determine the following:
a) Moist unit weight
b) Dry unit weight
c) Void ratio
d) Porosity
e) Degree of Saturation
f) Volume occupied by water

Given:

M = 12.2 lbs
V = 0.1 ft3
w = 12%
Gs = 2.72

Solution:
𝑀 12.2 𝑙𝑏𝑠
a.) 𝛾𝑚 = = = 122 𝑙𝑏𝑠⁄𝑓𝑡 3
𝑉 0.1𝑓𝑡 3

𝛾𝑚 122𝑙𝑏𝑠⁄ 3
= 108.93 𝑙𝑏𝑠⁄𝑓𝑡 3
𝑓𝑡
b.) 𝛾𝑑 = = 12%
1+𝑤 1+
100%

c.) 𝑒?
𝐺𝑠𝛾𝑤
𝛾𝑑 =
1+𝑒
2.72(62.4𝑙𝑏𝑠⁄ 3)
108.93 𝑙𝑏𝑠⁄𝑓𝑡 3 =
𝑓𝑡
;𝑒 = 0.558
1+𝑒
𝑒 0.558
d.) 𝑛 = = = 0.358
1+𝑒 1.558
𝑤𝐺𝑠 12%(2.72)
e.) 𝑆 = = = 58.49%
𝑒 0.558
f.) Vw?
𝑉𝑤
𝑆=
𝑉𝑣
𝑉𝑣 𝑉𝑣
𝑛= ; 0.358 = ; 𝑉𝑣 = 0.0358𝑓𝑡 3
𝑉 0.1𝑓𝑡 3
𝑉𝑤 𝑉𝑤
𝑆= ; 58.49% = ; 𝑉𝑤 = 0.021𝑓𝑡 3
𝑉𝑣 0.0358𝑓𝑡 3

2. Given that a soil sample has the following properties:


𝑘𝑔
@ 𝑆 = 50% 𝑚𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑡 1690 ⁄𝑚 3
𝑘𝑔⁄
@ 𝑆 = 75%  𝑚𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑡 1808 𝑚3
Required: Gs and e.

3. A soil sample has a dry unit weight of 15 𝐾𝑁⁄𝑚 3 . If the specific gravity of the soil is 2.6,
compute its saturated unit weight.

Given:

𝛾𝑑 = 15 𝐾𝑁⁄𝑚 3 𝐺𝑠 = 2.6

Solution:

𝐺𝑠𝛾𝑤 2.6(9.81 𝐾𝑁⁄𝑚 3 )


𝛾𝑑 = ; 15 𝐾𝑁⁄𝑚 3 = ; 𝑒 = 0.70
1+𝑒 1+𝑒
(𝐺𝑠 + 𝑒)𝛾𝑤
𝛾𝑠𝑎𝑡 = = 19.04 𝐾𝑁⁄𝑚 3
1+𝑒

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