Example 1

An undisturbed sample of soil has volume of 100 cm³ and the

mass of 190 g. On oven drying for 24 hours the mass is reduced to
160 g. If the specific gravity of the grains is 2.68, determine water
content, void ratio, degree of saturation of the soil.

VA MA MASS OF WATER
VV = 190-160
MW = 30 g.
VW

VS MS
  
 

 
1.9
 

= 0.19 𝜌𝑑 =
1+0.19

 
𝟏𝟗𝟎  

1.60
𝝆𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒌 =
𝟏𝟎𝟎
 
𝑮 𝝆𝒘
 
e 0.675
𝝆𝒅 =
𝟏+ 𝒆
 

Se
 
1.60
 
0.19 x S x 0.675
 
1+e
S = 0.75 say 75 %
 Example 2
• A soil sample has porosity of 40 %. The specific gravity of soilids
is 2.7 . Determine void ratio, dry density, unit weight of the soil if
soil is (a) 50% saturated and (b) fully saturated.
 
𝒆
𝒏=  
e
𝒆+𝟏

 
 
e e
  

 
𝑮 𝜸𝒘 Se
𝜸 𝒅=
𝟏+ 𝒆  

=
 
𝟐. 𝟕𝟎 𝒙 𝟗 . 𝟖𝟏
𝜸 𝒅=  

𝟏+ 𝟎 .𝟔𝟕 =
 
= 0.124
15.86 kN/m³
 
(𝑮 + 𝑺𝒆) 𝜸 𝒘
𝜸 𝒔𝒂𝒕 =
𝟏+𝒆

 
( 𝟐 . 𝟕+𝟏. 𝟎 𝒙 𝟎 . 𝟔𝟕 ) 𝒙 𝟗. 𝟖𝟏❑
𝜸 𝒔𝒂𝒕 =
𝟏+ .𝟔𝟕

 
19.79 kN/m³
A soil has bulk unit weight of 20.11
kN/m³ and water content 15 %.
Determine the water content if the
soil partially dires to unit weight
19.42 kN/m³ and void ratio remain
unchanged.