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Geotechnical engineering guides, tutorials, and resources covering soil testing, foundation design, slope stability, retaining walls, and ground improvement. For students and professionals in the USA and UK.

Solved numericalAn imaginary soil mass is contained in a container measuring 10 cm X 10 cm X 10 cm. The soil consists of spher…Geotechnical · 2 min read
Solved numericalBy three phase soil system show that the degree of saturation S (as ratio) in terms of mass, unit weight ,wate…Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalA fully saturated clay sample has a mass of 101.5 g and a volume of 50 cm³. After oven drying, the clay has a…Geotechnical · 2 min read
Solved numericalA saturated sample of soil has a water content of 35%. Adopting G = 2.70.Calculate Dry Unit Weight, Saturated…Geotechnical · 2 min read
Solved numericalA compacted sample of soil with a bulk unit weight of 19.62 kN/m3 has a water content of 15%. What are its dry…Geotechnical · 2 min read
Solved numericalA moist sample of soil has a mass of 633 g and a volume of 300 cm3 at a water content of 11%. Taking G = 2.68,…Geotechnical · 3 min read
Solved numericalIn a Jodhpur-Mini-Compactor test, 612 g of wet soil occupies a volume of 300 cm3 at a moisture content of 12.6…Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalA saturated specimen of undisturbed inorganic clay has a volume of 19.2 cm3 and mass 32.5 g. After oven drying…Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalThe natural bulk unit weight of a sandy stratum is 18.54 kN/m3 and it has a water content of 8%. For determini…Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalSoil has been compacted in an embankment at a bulk density of 2.15 mg/m3 and water content of 12%. The value o…Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalThe total unit weight of the glacial outwash soil is 16 kN/m3. The specific gravity of soil particles of the s…Geotechnical · 2 min read
Solved numericalThe total unit weight of soil is 18.8 KN/m3 the specific gravity (G) of the solid particles of soil is 2.67 an…Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalCohesive soil yields a maximum dry density of 1.8 g/cc at on OMC of 16% during a standard Proctor test. If the…Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalA sample of sand above water table was found to have a natural moisture content of15% and a unit weight of 18.…Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalThe void ratio and specific gravity of a sample of clay are 0.73 and 2.7, respectively. If the voids are 92% s…Geotechnical · 2 min read
Solved numericalA sampler with a volume of 45 cm3 is filled with a soil sample. When the soil is poured into a graduated cylin…Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalSoil is to be excavated from a borrow pit which has a density of 1.75 g/cc and water content of 12%. The speci…Geotechnical · 3 min read
Solved numericalThe unit weight of a sand backfill was determined by field measurements to be 1746 kg/m³. The water content at…Geotechnical · 2 min read