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This document contains 13 questions related to soil mechanics. The questions involve calculating properties of soils such as void ratio, porosity, dry density, bulk density, moisture content, degree of saturation, and saturated density based on given values such as specific gravity, mass, volume, moisture content, and degree of saturation. Calculations required include determining moisture content from dry and wet weights, void ratio from densities and porosity, degree of saturation from void ratio and moisture content, and densities from volume, mass, and moisture content.

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This document contains 13 questions related to soil mechanics. The questions involve calculating properties of soils such as void ratio, porosity, dry density, bulk density, moisture content, degree of saturation, and saturated density based on given values such as specific gravity, mass, volume, moisture content, and degree of saturation. Calculations required include determining moisture content from dry and wet weights, void ratio from densities and porosity, degree of saturation from void ratio and moisture content, and densities from volume, mass, and moisture content.

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Delhi Technological University

Civil Engineering (Evening)- IIIrd Sem


Soil Mechanics CCE 205
Assignment No. 1
Q.1 A soil sample has a porosity of 35%. The soil is 75% saturated and
the specific gravity of solids is 2.68. Determine its void ratio, dry density,
bulk density and moisture content.
Q. 2. The mass specific gravity of a soil is 1.95, while the specific gravity
of soil solids is 2.7. If the moisture content of the soil be 22%, determine
the following: (i) Void ratio (ii) porosity (iii) degree of saturation (iv) dry
density (v) saturated density.
1.3. The saturated and dry densities of a soil are 1.93 gm/cc and
1.47gm/cc respectively. Determine the porosity and the specific gravity of
the solid grains.
Q. 4 A partially saturated soil sample has a natural moisture content of
17% and a bulk density of 2.05 gm/cc. If the specific gravity of soil solids
be 2.66, determine the void ratio, degree of saturation and dry density of
the soil. What will be the bulk density of the soil if it is:
i)- Fully saturated
ii)- 60% saturated?
Q.5- An undisturbed soil sample has a volume of 50 cc and weight 96.5
gm. On oven-drying, the weight reduces to 83.2 gm. Determine the water
content, void ratio and degree of saturation of the soil. G= 2.66
Q.6- The bulk density and dry density of a soil are 1.95 gm/cc & 1.58
gm/cc respectively. Assuming G, = 2.68, determine porosity, water
content & degree of saturation.
Q.7- A cylindrical sample of saturated soil clay 7.6 cm high and 3.8 cm
dia weights 149.6 gm. The sample was dried in oven at 105’c for 24
hours and it is reduced by 16.9 gm. Determine the dry density, void
ratio, moisture content & specific gravity of soil?
Q.8- The moisture content & bulk density of a partially saturated silt
sample were 18% and 19.6 kg/m³ respectively. The sample was kept in
an oven at 105°C for 15 minutes resulting a partial evaporation of the
pure water. The bulk density of the sample reduced to 18.3 KN/m³.
Assuming the void ratio to remain unchanged, determine the final water
content of the sample. What would have been its bulk density in the
sample. What would have been its bulk density in the sample.
Q.9 – An embankment was constructed with a clayey soil at a moisture
content of 12% . Just after construction, the degree of saturation was
found 55%. The soil absorbed water during the mansoon and its degree
of saturation increases to 90%. Determine the water content of the soil at
this stage, what will be the degree of saturation. If the water content to
5% in the dry season. G =2.68
Q.10- The natural moisture content of a soil mass is 11%. While the void
ratio in 0.63. Assuming the void ratio to remain unchanged, determine
the quantity of water to be adopted to 1m³ of the soil in order to double
its moisture content, Given Gs= 2.72
Q.11- In the situ density of a soil mass is to be determined by the core
cutter method. The height and diameter of the core are 13cm and 10cm
respectively. The core when full of soil, weights 3155 gm, while the self-
weight of the empty core is 1250 gm. The natural moisture content and
specific gravity of solids are 12% and 2.66 respectively. Determine the
bulk density, dry density & void ratio of the sample.
Q.12 - In problem No. 11, what will be the water content & bulk density
of the soil if without under going changes in the void ratio, the soil
becomes (i)- Fully saturated ii)- 80% saturated
Q.13- A 4m high embankment with a top width of 5m and side slopes of
1:1 has to be compacted by compacting soil from a nearby borrow pit.
The unit weight & natural moisture content of the soil are 1.8 t/m³ & 8%
respectively. Determine the volume of earth to be excavated from the
borrow pit & quantity of water to be added to it for every km of finished
embankment if the dry density & moisture content of the embankment
soil be 1.82 gm/cc & 18% respectively. G =2.7

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