@ Soil Mechanics (1) ©) 2020-2021 ‘TANTA UNIVERSITY Section (1) FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Soil Definitions and Relationships Presented by Eng, Alaacldin Magdy* Definition of Soil: * Volume Relationships * Relation between e & n: y, daigt Least bid sake Gags git ga | Verte tetas nem of opts Vy? SAE) AD hla pal gn % Viele Bee tee Vig HBA Bea eee ent een Te in 3-Deuree of saturation (S, ) : ge) 4a, 2- Water Fe" Vie 2a Sp = BE x 100% eB ensins Vi spa Se ca + Air Wa Vat lee =Valt Vac Me + DrysoilS,=0% | + Saturated soil, = 100 % = Mater ir | 1: Void ratio (e) : 4&1 . * S-phase diagram 2384. gig Sn Fl Ratclinten yt v ¥ a v sina Number : a gh tip had i ew dEay te ¥e Ve Y AP erat te onl malion te) 4. Nir Content (Ay): las goa) + est,e2t : v. ¥,| eae ee ee ‘2-Porusity (n):4pdaad a2 pa cai Ye E ete = x 100% ve + n<100% Persentage NumberDefinition of Soi * Weight Relationships $- Unit weight of water: SS, Adee A | MES tM, Yop = ME = 10 KN? 1/1 gem? Wy: aE 1A JBI ell oy woes Vw 1 Water content (W, ): al gH! lsh, ad =e x 1009 sab ds ae ee ee eee atcha 2 Water 2. Total ( Bulk / Field / Natural ) unit weight: 7Yw Sain Ye = Me Gen 48 amt ngary + “Gar ve baal A AD CA Ca» cal 58 8 A AD Ode Od aks Water ; Ale | 3. Dey unit weight: i papa Sayo3s #3-phase diagram 4,3) gly ; Yea ee am gehtacaatony » ra zi “ fe 8. Secific gravis 4 98 8) Me GH TE Malctuatoncmemais + We pad Sa, cy, vv w, are eps Vue v] We] fon AL nk ol + vi i Ye & 74 & Ye warowartun | y esis Me, ys 2HYo (G45) alee a YwOGs) = _¥e Ya 1+e 14+We We Gs =S,.€ Cy Bae ELA ip eg me 8 50-70 | Medium Sap 70-5 |[Dewe aie (35-100 | Very dense Gi wa an ant ied ctei a RADA ih ee Gy You i aang sed pa ns CAB i SRB etsy Syed OC Hah aos tgd ca ity ee Aas Apa ates acta os GH Ye Yet Aaa gg al pieces Busia wo1/ A sample of soil weighting 30.6 ky, has a volume of 0.0183 me, When dried in the oven its weight was reduced to 27.2 kg, The specific gravity of soil was found to be 2.65 Determine the bulk density, drv density, water content, air voids, void ratio, porosity, and degree of V4 = 0.00464 m? Ya 100% A, = 220864 5 100% 25% Ye wv eeeaiiber ALAir Voids (A, %) yes Given: Required: Ape a0 6 = Mam DnE 9.795 tye bre | WAV Weta Porosity: én) 3We Ay 245-4 as ‘ sh x 100% a oe ¥5= 2.65 vim? ie ES, F210 a 6s um = 222; x 100% = 43.9% v,=0.01026m? “TLDegeee of saturation: (S,) UBulk density: (7p) : 3 S40" = 1.0 um? eM A260 a or nd Fe ey 0.0183 eee Dry density: (y) Vy = 0.0034 m? yg Men 2 486 im Ve=Ve Ve tVa 0.0183 = 0.01026 + 0.0034 + Vg1/ A sample of soil weighting 30.6 kx has a volume of 0.0183 m?, When ‘dried in the oven its weight was reduced to 272 kg. The specific gravity of soil was found to be 2.68 Determine_the_bulk density. dry sity, water content, air voids, void ratio, porosity, and degree of saturation, Given: Required: bye bya 3We FA, se on 1S, 0.783 1 a as x 100" 43.9% We.G, 0.125 x 2.65 = S, . 0.783, S,= 423% A, =n(1-S,) A, = 0.439 x (10.423) 53 x 100 = 25.3 % ALBulk density: (y2) W,_ 3060 10-* Very, ones Dey density: (74) = 1.67 vm? We = BBO IO = 1.486 tm Ye 2 Dry quartz sand has a density of 1.68 m3, If the density of solids for quartz is 2.65 vm? Determine the density of the ‘sand when the degree of uration is 75%, a ‘Regus: Ya=10tim®| Y5=2.65 Um? eae hen 5, = 7806 te 1x (265 40750577) um?3+ A sample of soil has a water content of 14.7% and a cube of di 1,84 kg, The grain specific gravity Gs = 2.72, 1, Caleulate the unit weight, the void ratio and the degree of saturation. * 2. What would be the unit weight and the water content if the soil had the same void ratio, but was wey rated? vat 3._ What would be the unit weight ifthe sil had a water content of zero? m Soluti Ln kew 5, 410° note Tew TO ya=Teed 1,01%272 = ea724 1.07) ele THe Te 1 EG a = 201 tt Dyeat,=1 = : a 3-1 te soll hal a water content of zero Brgats, =0% “ ae aIeGstne) esate 1 he : sé 1x(27245,x07) Woe Ls +07 ¥e= a= es 5, = 58.2% oD 60d si Alnte Mdy