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the oven-dry weight of a pat of clay is 117 n and the weight of mercury displaced by it is 0855 n suppose the specific gravity of solids as 271
the atterberg limits of a clay soil are liquid limit 63 plastic limit 40 and shrinkage limit 27 if a sample of this soil has a volume of 10 cm3 at
the liquid limit and plastic limit of clay are 100 and 25 respectively from a hydrometer analysis it has been found that the clay soil having of 50
the plastic limit and liquid limit of a soil are 33 and 45 respectively the percentage volume change from the liquid limit to the dry state is 36 of
an oven-dry soil sample of volume 225 cm3 weighs 390 n if the grain specific gravity is 272 determine the void-ratio and shrinkage limit what will be
a soil has a plastic limit of 25 and a plasticity index of 30 if the natural water content of the soil is 34 what is the liquidity index and what is
the liquid limit of a clay soil is 56 and its plasticity index is 15 a name the state of consistency is this material at a water content of 45 b
in a hydrometer analysis the corrected hydrometer reading in a 1000 ml uniform soil suspension at the start of sedimentation was 28 after a lapse of
in a pipette analysis 05 n of dry soil fine fraction of specific gravity 272 were mixed in water to form half a litre of uniform suspension a
a soil sample consists of particles ranging in size from 06 mm to 002 mm the average exact gravity of the particles is 266 verify the time of
a soil sample with a grain specific gravity of 267 was filled in a 1000 ml container in the loosest possible state and the dry weight of the sample
verify the grain specific gravityin a specific gravity test the weight of the dry soil taken is 066 n the weight of the pyknometer filled with this
a clay sample having its natural moisture content weighs 0333 n the specific gravity of solids of this soil is 270 after oven-drying the soil sample
a partially saturated soil from an earth fill has a natural water content of 19 and a bulk unit weight of 1933 knm3 suppose the specific gravity of
a explain the soil texture and soil structure what are the various terms used to explain the above properties of the soilb a clay sample having
derive the relation among void ratio e specific gravity of particles g and moisture content at full saturation wa certain sample of saturated soil in
derive the formula among soil moisture content w degree of saturation s specific gravity g and void ratio esaturated clay has a water content of 40
a piece of clay taken from a sampling tube has a wet weight of 1553 n and volume of 953 cm3 after drying in an oven for 24 hours at 105degc its
a distinguish among black cotton soil and laterite from an engineering point of viewb explain the terms void ratio degree of saturation and water
establish the relationship among degree of saturation soil moisture content definite gravity of soil particles and void ratiothe volume of an
a sample of clay taken from a natural stratum was originated to be partially saturated and when tested in the laboratory gave the following results
i a dry soil has a void ratio of 065 and its grain exact gravity is 280 what is its unit weightii water is added to the sample so that its degree of
one cubic metre of wet soil weighs 1980 kn if the exact gravity of soil particles is 270 and water content is 11determine the void ratio dry density
a relate dissimilar formations of soils to the geological aspectsb explain different types of texture and structure of soilsc bring out the typical
a define the meanings of texture and structure of a soilb write the meaning of black cotton soilindicate the geological and climatic conditions that