GEOTECHNICAL

ENGINEERING I
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
RESOURCE PERSON: HIRA SATTAR (hira.sattar@umt.edu.pk)
LECTURE 6
6TH MARCH 2019
SOIL AS A THREE PHASE
SYSTEM
S: Solid Soil particle
W: Liquid Water
A: Air Air
SOIL AS A THREE PHASE
SYSTEM
V = Total volume of soil mass
Vs = Volume of soil solids
Vw = Volume of water
Va = Volume of air
Vv = Va+Vw = Volume of voids
W = Total weight of soil
Ws = Weight of soil solids
Wa = Weight of air ≈ 0
Ww = Weight of water
WEIGHT-VOLUME
RELATIONSHIPS
PROBLEM 3.25
The in-situ density of an embankment compacted at a water content 12 % was determined with
the help of a core cutter. The empty weight of the cutter was 1286gm and cutter full of soil
weighted 3195gm. If the internal volume of the cutter was 1000 cc, determine the bulk density,
dry density and degree of saturation of the embankment.
If the embankment becomes fully saturated during rains, what would be its water content and
saturated density? Assume no volume change in soil on saturation.
Take Gs = 2.7.
EXAMPLE 3.9
A natural soil deposit has a bulk density of 1.91 gm/cc and water content of 5%. Calculate the
amount of water required to be added to 1 cubic meter of soil to raise the water content to 15%.
Assume the void ratio to remain constant. What will be the degree of saturation at 15% water
content? Assume Gs=2.67.
ASSIGNMENT
Examples 3.3, 3.5, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9