ACTIVITY 1: FOUNDATION ENGINEERING

Solve the following. Show your complete and detailed solution.

1. A saturated soil has a water content of 40%. If the specific gravity of solid is 2.67, determine the
void ratio, saturated density, and submerged density.
2. A sample of soil has a volume of 1 litre and a weight of 17.5 N. The specific gravity of the solid is
2.68. If the dry unit weight of the soil is 14.8 kN/m3, determine the (a) water content (b) void
ratio (c) porosity (d) saturated unit weight € submerged density and (f) degree of saturation.
3. A partially saturated sample of a soil has a density of 1950 kg/m3 and a water content of 21%. If
the specific gravity of solid is 2.65, calculate the degree of saturation and void ratio.
4. A soil has a dry density of 1.816 gm/ml in the natural condition. When 410 gm of the soil was
poured in a vessel in a very loose state, its volume was 290 ml. The same soil when vibrated and
compacted was found to have a volume of 215 ml. Determine the relative density.
5. The soil profile shown in the figure consists of two soil layers with different dry densities. The
average degree of saturation of soil A is 30%. The water table is at 2m depth. Assume that the
specific gravity is equal to 2.7 for both soils. Calculate the following values for both soils:
a. Total vertical stress at P and O
b. Pore water pressures u at P and O
c. Effective stress at P and O

Dry density = 17
kN/m3

Dry density = 18
kN/m3