1 A Sample of soil dug from a High-Rise Construction weighs 1830kg per cubic meter. The Specific Gravity is 2.60 and water content is 10%. Values of maximum void ratio and minimum void ratio are 0.63 and 0.44 respectively. a. Determine the dry unit weight. b. Determine the void ratio. c. Determine the relative density in percent.

1 A Sample of soil dug from a High-Rise Construction weighs 1830kg per cubic meter. The Specific Gravity is 2.60 and water content is 10%. Values of maximum void ratio and minimum void ratio are 0.63 and 0.44 respectively. a. Determine the dry unit weight. b. Determine the void ratio. c. Determine the relative density in percent.

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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Chapter11: Compressibility Of Soil

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Problem 11.15P

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