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This document provides 8 problems related to computing soil properties from given data on soil samples. The problems involve computing properties like void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, unit weight, and dry unit weight given information like the mass, volume, moisture content of samples, and specific gravity of solids.

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Assignment One

This document provides 8 problems related to computing soil properties from given data on soil samples. The problems involve computing properties like void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, unit weight, and dry unit weight given information like the mass, volume, moisture content of samples, and specific gravity of solids.

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Faculty of Engineering

Civil Engineering Department

Soil Mechanics
Assignment (1)

Weight-Volume Relationships

(1) A cube of moist soil weighs 330 Ib and has a volume of 3.0ft3. Its moisture content is
27% and the specific gravity of solids is 2.72. Compute the void ratio, porosity, degree of
saturation, unit weight and dry unit weight of this soil.

(2) An undisturbed block sample of clay weighs 101.4kg and has a dimensions of
0.4mx0.4mx0.4m. its moisture content is 25%. Assuming a reasonable value of the
specific gravity of solids, compute the unit weight, dry unit weight, void ratio, porosity
and degree of saturation of the clay.

(3) A sample of soil is compacted into a 9.44x10-4 m3 laboratory mold. The mass of the
compacted soil is 1.91kg, and its moisture content is 14.5%. Using a specific gravity of
solids of 2.66, compute the degree of saturation, density (kg/m3), unit weight (kN/m3) and
dry unit weight of this compacted soil.

(4) A sample of soil was compacted into a 1/30ft3 laboratory mold. The weight of the
compacted soil was 4.1 Ib and its moisture content 13.1%. Using a specific gravity of
solids of 2.70, compute the unit weight, dry unit weight and degree of saturation of this
compacted soil.

(5) A saturated soil has a moisture content of 38% and a specific gravity of solids of 2.73.
Compute the void ratio, porosity and unit weight (Ib/ft3 or kN/m3) of this soil.

(6) A sample of clay was obtained from a point below the groundwater table. A moisture
content test on this sample produced the following data:
Mass of can=10.88 g
Mass of can + wet soil =116.02g
Mass of can + dry soil = 85.34g
Compute the moisture content

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Faculty of Engineering

Civil Engineering Department

Soil Mechanics
Assume Gs=2.70, then compute the void ratio, unit weight, dry unit weight.

(7) An undisturbed cylindrical soil sample is 60mm in diameter and 152 mm long. It has
a mass of 816g. After finding the mass of the entire sample, a small portion was removed
and moisture content test was performed on it. The results of this test on the sub sample
were:
Mass of can =22.01g
Mass of can + wet soil=124.97g
Mass of can + dry soil = 112.72 g
Using Gs = 2.70, compute w, , d, e, and S.

(8) An undistributed cylindrical soil sample is 2.4 in. diameter and 6 in. long. It has a
weight of 1.95Ib. After finding the weight of the entire sample, a small portion was
removed and a moisture content test was performed on it. The results of this test on the
sub-sample were:
Mass of can= 20.50g
Mass of can + wet soil = 110.46g
Mass of can + dry soil = 96.81g
Using Gs = 2.66, compute w, , d, e, and S.

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