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Step 1 of 8

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Determine unit weight of moist soil.

Here, unit weight of moist soil is , volume of cylindrical mold is Principles of... Mechanics of Mechanics of
Materials Materials
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, and weight of moist soil is .
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Step 3 of 8

Determine dry unit weight of soil.

Here, dry unit weight of soil is , unit weight of moist soil is ,

and moisture content of soil is .

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Sample calculation:
Substitute for and for in the formula.

Thus, the dry unit weight of soil is .

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Step 5 of 8

Draw tabular form for all values.

Moisture
Volume of Weight of moist soil in Moist unit weight Dry unit weight
content
mold mold

1/30 3.67 110.1 7 102.90

1/30 3.79 113.7 8.9 104.41

1/30 3.96 118.8 12.3 105.79

1/30 4.07 122.1 14.8 106.36

1/30 4.12 123.6 17.3 105.37

1/30 4.11 123.3 18.5 104.05

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Step 6 of 8

Plot the graph between dry unit weight and moisture content.

Therefore, the maximum dry unit weight is and the

optimum moisture content is .

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(b)
Determine void ratio of soil.

Here, void ratio is , specific gravity of soil is , dry unit weight

of soil is , unit weight of water is .
Substitute for and for , and for in the
formula.

Thus, the void ratio is .

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Step 8 of 8

Determine the degree of saturation of soil.

Here, void ratio is , specific gravity of soil is , moisture content

of soil is , and degree of saturation of soil is .
Substitute for , for , and for in the formula.

Therefore, the degree of saturation of soil is .

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