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Question

Two undisturbed soil samples, each having a volume of 0.1 ft3 , are collected from different depths
of the same soil layer. For sample A, located above the groundwater table, W=11 lb and w=9%.
Sample B is located below the groundwater table. If Gs =2.68, determine
​

a. Void ratio of A

b. Degree of saturation of A

c. Water content of B

d. Total weight of B

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Step 1 1 of 9

a.) Given the weight and Volume of the sample, to compute for the void
ratio use the formula for the moist unit weight in terms of the vopid ratio
from eq. (3.16)

γw Gs (1 + w)
γ=
​ ​

1+e
​

γ G (1 + w)
​ ​

e= w s −1 (1)
​ ​

γ
Step 2 2 of 9

In order to use the formula in equation (1) to compute for the void ratio
compute first the moist unit weight of the sample given that the weight of
sample is W = 11 lb and the volume of the sample is V = 0.1 ft63,
use the formula from 3.16 (weight-volume relationship)

W 11 lb
γ= = = 110 3
0.1 ft
​ ​ ​

V
​

Step 3 3 of 9

lb
After computing the moist unit weight of γ = 110
substitute to eq.
ft63
​

lb
(1) together with the value of γ= 62.4 , w = 9 % and the Gs = 2.68
ft63
​ ​ ​

γw Gs (1 + w)
e= −1
​ ​

γ
62.4 ⋅ 2.68(1 + 0.09)
​

= −1 ​

110
​

= 0.657 ​
Step 4 4 of 9

b.) To compute for the Degree of Saturation of soil A use the formula from
eq. (3.19) with w = 9 %, Gs = 2.68 and the void ratio of e = 0.657
​

wGs
S= × 100
​

e
0.09 ⋅ 2.68
=​

× 100 ​

0.657
​

= 36.71 % ​

Step 5 5 of 9

c.) Considering the soil B is a fully saturated soil with the same void ratio
and specific gravity as soil A. To compute for the moisture content of Soil
B use the formula from eq. (3.21) With e = 0.657, Gs = 2.68 ​

e = wGs ​

e
w= × 100 ​

Gs ​

0.657
​ ​

w= × 100
2.68
​

w = 24.51 % ​
Step 6 6 of 9

d.) To compute for the Weight of Soil B use the formula for the moist unit
weight (weight-volume relationship)

W
γ= ​

V​ ​

W = γV (2)

Step 7 7 of 9

Compute for the moist unit weight of soil B from eq. (3.16) considering the
moisture content of w = 24.51 % and the void ratio of e = 0.657 anmd
Gs = 2.68
​

γw Gs (1 + w)
γ=
​ ​

1+e
​

62.4 ⋅ 2.68(1 + 0.2451)

=
1 + 0.657
​
​ ​

lb
= 125.66 3
ft
​
 Step 8 8 of 9

lb
After obtaining the moist unit weight of γ = 125.66
3 compute now
ft
​

3
the Weight of Soil B using eq. (2) with the given volume of V = 0.1 ft

W = γV
= 125.66 × 0.1
​ ​

= 12.57 lb ​

Result 9 of 9

a.) e = 0.657 b.) S = 36.71 % c.) w = 24.51 % d.) W = 12.57 lb.

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