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Solved numericalA highly sensitive volcanic clay was investigated in the laboratory and found to have the following properties…Geotechnical · 2 min read
Solved numericalA core cutter 12.6 cm in height and 10.2 cm in diameter weighs 1071 g when empty. It is used to determine the…Geotechnical · 2 min read
Solved numericalA clayey soil has saturated moisture content of 15.8%. The specific gravity is 2.72.Its saturation percentage…Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalA compacted cylindrical specimen 50 mm diameter and 100 mm long is to be preparedfrom dry soil. If the specime…Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalA mass of soil coated with thin layer of paraffin wax weighs 690.6 g and the soil alone weighs 683 g. When the…Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalA natural soil sample has a bulk density of 2 g/cm3 with 6% water content. Calculate the amount of water requi…Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalA soil sample is partially saturated. Its natural moisture content was found to be 22%and bulk density 2 g/cm3…Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalTest on a fill reveal that one cubic meter of soil in the fill weighs 1624 kg and after being dried, 1.40 tone…Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalThe soil fill for a road embankment is to be compacted in place to a void ratio of 0.7. Ifthe void ratio of th…Geotechnical · 2 min read
Solved numericalDetermine the voids ratio and porosity of a uniformly graded sand of perfectly spherical grains arranged in a…Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalDetermine the minimum possible voids ratio for a uniformly graded sand of perfectly spherical grains arranged…Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalDetermine the maximum possible voids ratio for a uniformly graded sand of perfectly spherical grains.Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalA sand deposit has following properties in its natural state:A(i) bulk unit weight: 18.6 kN/m3, (ii) unit weig…Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalSandy soil in a borrow pit has a unit weight of solids as 26.3 kN/m3, water content equal to 11%, and bulk uni…Geotechnical · 1 min read
Solved numericalAn embankment, having total volume of 2000 m3 is to be constructed having a bulk density of 1.98 g/cm3 and a p…Geotechnical · 2 min read
Solved numericalAn embankment, having a total volume of 5000 m3, has a water content of 16% and a dry density of 1.75 g/cm3. I…Geotechnical · 2 min read
Solved numericalIt is required to prepare a compacted cylindrical specimen of 40 mm dia. and 80 mmlength from oven dry soil. T…Geotechnical · 2 min read
Solved numericalA cube of dried clay having sides 4 cm long has a mass of 110 g. The same cube of soil, when saturated at unch…Geotechnical · 2 min read