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    The document is a 100 problem solved problems book on soil mechanics published by the civil engineering department of Holy Angel University. It contains topics on index properties of soil,TOPIC 2, TOPIC 3, TOPIC 4, and TOPIC 5. The problems are presented on pages 1 through 7 with an answer key provided. A sample problem is provided on determining water content, void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation and dry unit weight of a soil specimen.

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    The document is a 100 problem solved problems book on soil mechanics published by the civil engineering department of Holy Angel University. It contains topics on index properties of soil,TOPIC 2, TOPIC 3, TOPIC 4, and TOPIC 5. The problems are presented on pages 1 through 7 with an answer key provided. A sample problem is provided on determining water content, void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation and dry unit weight of a soil specimen.

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    The document is a 100 problem solved problems book on soil mechanics published by the civil engineering department of Holy Angel University. It contains topics on index properties of soil,TOPIC 2, TOPIC 3, TOPIC 4, and TOPIC 5. The problems are presented on pages 1 through 7 with an answer key provided. A sample problem is provided on determining water content, void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation and dry unit weight of a soil specimen.

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    100 Solved

    Problems in
    Soil Mechanics
    • Index Properties of Soil (p. 1)
    • TOPIC 2 (p. 2-4)
    • TOPIC 3 (p. 5)
    • TOPIC 4 (p. 6)
    • TOPIC 5 (p.7)

    CE DEPARTMENT
    HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY
    Page |1

    DHVSU CANDABA CAMPUS – CE DEPARTMENT

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    INDEX SOIL PROPERTIES

    SITUATION 1. The total volume of a soil specimen is 80,000 mm3 and it weighs 150 grams. The dry weight of the specimen is 130 grams
    and the density of the soil solids is 2680 Kg/m3.

    1. What is the water content of the soil?


    a. 0.1538 b. 13.58% c. 0.1333 d. 15.83%

    2. What is the Void Ratio of the sample?


    a. 0.635 b. 0.867 c. 0.649 d. NOTA

    3. Determine the Porosity of the soil.

    a. 0.538 b. 0.219 c. 0.393 d. 0.427

    4. The Degree of Saturation is equivalent to:


    a. 63.5% b. 72.7% c. 43.5% d. NOTA

    5. Find the dry unit weight of the soil.


    2
    a. 15.94kg/m3 b. 15940N/m3 c. 15.94KN/m d. 15.94KN/mm3

    a. A-7-6(15) b. A-7-6(14) c. A-7-6(13) d. A-7-6(12)

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    ANSWER KEY

    1. a 26. 51. 76.


    2. c 27. 52. 77.
    3. c 28. 53. 78.
    4. a 29. 54. 79.
    5. b 30. 55. 80.
    6. c 31. 56. 81.
    7. d 32. 57. 82.
    8. a 33. 58. 83.
    9. a 34. 59. 84.
    10. c 35. 60. 85.
    11. b 36. 61. 86.
    12. d 37. 62. 87.
    13. d 38. 63. 88.
    14. b 39. 64. 89.
    15. d 40. 65. 90.
    16. a 41. a 66. 91.
    17. a 42. a 67. 92.
    18. c 43. c 68. 93.
    19. a 44. c 69. 94.
    20. c 45. c 70. 95.
    21. d 46. a 71. 96.
    22. c 47. c 72. 97.
    23. d 48. 73. 98.
    24. b 49. 74. 99.
    25. 50. 75. 100.

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    SOLUTIONS
    SITUATION 1
    1. What is the water content of the soil?

    Mmoist − Mdry
    w = × 100%
    Mdry
    150 − 130
    w= × 100%
    130
    w = 15.38%
    2. What is the Void Ratio of the sample?
    ρs 2680
    Gs = = = 2.68
    ρwater 1000
    VT = 80,000 mm3 = 80,000 × 10−9 = 80 × 10−6 m3
    Mdry 130 × 10−3
    ρdry = = = 1625 Kg/m3
    𝑉𝑇 80 × 10−6
    Gs × ρw 2.68 × 1000
    ρdry = → 1625 =
    1 + e 1 + e
    e = 0.649
    3. Determine the Porosity of the soil.

    e 0.649
    n = =
    1 + e 1 + 0.649
    n = 0.393
    4. The Degree of Saturation is equivalent to:
    Gsw
    Se = Gsw → S =
    e
    2.68 × 0.1538
    S=
    0.649
    S = 0.635 = 63.5%
    5. Find the dry unit weight of the soil.

    ρdry = 1625 Kg/m3 → γdry = 1625 × 9.81


    γ = 15940 N/m3

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