Mass and Volume Ralationship

Examination 1
1. Compute the density, unit weight, void ratio,
porosity, and degree of saturation of an
undisturbed prism of moist soil, Measurement
found a volume of 0.0112 cu.m. and a mass of
19.8 kg. After oven drying at 105 Degress
Centigrade , the mass was 17 kg. The average
specific gravity of solids was 2.69. Show your
Block Diagram.
2. An undisturbed sample of saturated clay
from below the ground water table had a
mass of 360 g. and a volume of 190 cm³ .
Dried its mass was 270 g. Find the density,
unit weight, water content, void ratio,
porosity, and specific gravity of solids. Show
your block diagram.
3. If the specific gravity of solids in problem no.
2 were 0.1 higher, what would be the water
content, density and unit weight be, assuming
no difference in volumes.
4. A clayey soil is being compacted in a fill. Its
water content is 18 % and the specific gravity
of solids is 2.70 . An undisturbed sample of the
soil, 1/30 ft³, weighed 4.30 lb. Compute the
void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, and
weight of solids in a unit volume of soil.