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The document defines various properties of soil including unit weights, void ratio, relative density, degree of saturation, and porosity. It provides the key formulas used to calculate these properties from other known values like specific gravity, moisture content, dry unit weight, and maximum/minimum void ratios.

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Problem Set 2

The document defines various properties of soil including unit weights, void ratio, relative density, degree of saturation, and porosity. It provides the key formulas used to calculate these properties from other known values like specific gravity, moisture content, dry unit weight, and maximum/minimum void ratios.

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Other Properties of Soil

 Moist/Bulk Unit Weight


𝐺𝑠 + 𝜔𝐺𝑠
𝛾=( ) 𝛾𝑤
1+𝑒
 Dry Unit Weight; S=0; 𝑆𝑒 = 𝜔𝐺𝑠
𝐺𝑠 + 𝜔𝐺𝑠 𝐺𝑠
𝛾𝑑 = ( ) 𝛾𝑤; = ( ) 𝛾𝑤
1+𝑒 1+𝑒
 Saturated Unit Weight; S=1; 𝑆𝑒 = 𝜔𝐺𝑠
𝐺𝑠 + 𝜔𝐺𝑠 𝐺𝑠 + 𝑒
𝛾𝑠𝑎𝑡 = ( ) 𝛾𝑤 = ( ) 𝛾𝑤
1+𝑒 1+𝑒
 Buoyant/Effective/Submerged Unit Weight
𝛾 ′ = 𝛾𝑏 = 𝛾𝑠𝑎𝑡 − 𝛾𝑤
𝐺𝑠 − 1
𝛾 ′ = 𝛾𝑏 = ( ) 𝛾𝑤
1+𝑒
 Relative Density- is used to indicate the in situ denseness or looseness of granular soil.
𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑥 − 𝑒
𝐷𝑟 =
𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑥 − 𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛
Where;
Dr=relative density (%)
e= in situ void ratio of the soil
emax= void ratio of the soil in the loosest state
emin= void ratio of the soil in the densest state
nmax= porosity of the soil in the loosest condition
nmin= porosity of the soil in the densest condition

Using the dry unit weights;


Problem Set2: Properties of Soil
SHOW YOUR SOLUTIONS WITH PROPER UNITS.
STORE VALUES. ROUND & BOX YOUR FINAL ANSWERS.

Problem Solving
1. For a given sandy soil, emax=0.75 and emin=0.52. If Gs=2.67 and Dr=65%, determine:
a. Void ratio
b. Dry unit weight

2. For a given sandy soil, the maximum and minimum void ratios are 0.72 and 0.46,
respectively. If Gs=2.68 and the water content is 11%, what is the moist unit weight of
compaction (kN/m3) in the field if Dr= 82%?

3. In a construction project, the field moist unit weight was 18.08 kN/m3 at a moisture content
of 8%. If maximum and minimum dry unit weight determined in the laboratory were 16.93
kN/m3 and 14.46 kN/m3, respectively, what was the field relative density?

4. For a given soil, the dry density is 2180 kg/m3 and n=0.3. Determine:
a. Void ratio
b. Specific gravity of soil solids

5. The moisture content of a soil sample is 17% and the dry unit weight is 16.51 kN/m 3. If
Gs=2.69, what is the degree of saturation?

6. For a given soil, the water content is 18.2%, Gs=2.67, and S=80%. Determine:
a. Moist unit weight in kN/m3
b. Volume occupied by water

7. The degree of saturation of a soil is 55% and the moist unit weight is 16.66 kN/m 3. When the
moist unit weight increased to 17.92 kN/m3, the degree of saturation increased to 82.2%.
Determine:
a. Gs
b. Void ratio

8. The moist weight of 2.83 x10-3 m3 of soil is 55.5 x10-3 kN/m3. If the moisture content is 14%
and the specific gravity of soil solids is 2.71, 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

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