It is known that the natural soil at a construction site has a void ratio of 0.92.
Question:
a. Percent decrease in the total volume of the soil due to compaction
b. Percent increase in the field unit weight
c. Percent change in the degree of saturation
Fantastic news! We've Found the answer you've been seeking!
Step by Step Answer:
Answer rating: 50% (8 reviews)
a b Y d 2 G s w 165 ...View the full answer
Answered By
JAPHETH KOGEI
Hi there. I'm here to assist you to score the highest marks on your assignments and homework. My areas of specialisation are:
Auditing, Financial Accounting, Macroeconomics, Monetary-economics, Business-administration, Advanced-accounting, Corporate Finance, Professional-accounting-ethics, Corporate governance, Financial-risk-analysis, Financial-budgeting, Corporate-social-responsibility, Statistics, Business management, logic, Critical thinking,
So, I look forward to helping you solve your academic problem.
I enjoy teaching and tutoring university and high school students. During my free time, I also read books on motivation, leadership, comedy, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, nature, human nature, innovation, persuasion, performance, negotiations, goals, power, time management, wealth, debates, sales, and finance. Additionally, I am a panellist on an FM radio program on Sunday mornings where we discuss current affairs.
I travel three times a year either to the USA, Europe and around Africa.
As a university student in the USA, I enjoyed interacting with people from different cultures and ethnic groups. Together with friends, we travelled widely in the USA and in Europe (UK, France, Denmark, Germany, Turkey, etc).
So, I look forward to tutoring you. I believe that it will be exciting to meet them.
3.00+
2+ Reviews
10+ Question Solved
Related Book For
Question Posted:
Students also viewed these Geology questions
-
A proposed embankment fill requires 5000 m3 of compacted soil. The void ratio of the compacted fill is specified as 0.75. Soil can be transported from one of the four borrow pits as described in the...
-
Discuss how a soil, a natural body, differs from soil, a material that is used in building a roadbed?
-
The grain-size analysis data for a sand is given in the following table. Estimate the hydraulic conductivity of the sand at a void ratio of 0.68. Use Eq. (7.30) and SF = 7.5. U.S. sieve no. Percent...
-
Dalmo Bhd is an investment holding company and currently it has 3 subsidiaries as stated below. Dalmo Bhd group of companies financial year end is 31st March. The shareholding structure of Dalmo...
-
The following costs were taken from the accounting records of the Barnwell Manufacturing Company: 1. State income taxes 2. Insurance on the manufacturing facilities 3. Supplies used in manufacturing...
-
What is the relationship between being "easily killed by drying" and "transmission usually by sexual contact"?
-
Suppose that it is desired to estimate the expected value of a random variable \(x\). (This random variable might be the discounted terminal value of a call option on a stock that is following a...
-
Hinton Property Management Company (HPMC) owns several properties that it rents to major hotel chains such as The Westin and Holiday Inn. HPMC does not operate the hotels but instead simply provides...
-
Image transcription text FILE NUMBER : . . . . . . . . . . .. . ...' J.W. & D.B. Craig . . . . . . . . . . ... .... GRADE NOTE: USE WITH NEXT THREE PAGES. PROB A NOTE: SKETCH PROB B PROBLEM...
-
Many regions along the coast in North and South Carolina and Georgia have experienced rapid population growth over the last 10 years. It is expected that the growth will continue over the next 10...
-
For a given soil, the following are known: Gs = 2.74, moist unit weight, = 20.6 kN/m3, and moisture content, w = 16.6%. Determine: a. Dry unit weight b. Void ratio c. Porosity d. Degree of saturation
-
A 2-m-high sandy fill material was placed loosely at a relative density of 47%. Laboratory studies indicated that the maximum and minimum void ratios of the fill material are 0.92 and 0.53,...
-
What are the characteristics of life? Discuss how these are evident in human beings.
-
3. A bird with a body length of 10 cm is flying at 10 m/s through air (viscosity of 18.27 x 106 Pas, density of 1.225 kg/m). a. What is the bird's Reynolds Number (Re)? b. Will there be vortices...
-
Clark and Lewis are partners who share the profits and losses of the C&L Partnership 60% and 40%, respectively. The tax basis of each partner's interest in the partnership as of December 31 of last...
-
1 0 1 0 - 1 2 4 . 2 1 0 - 6Finfd the Find the solution. 1010-12 4.2 10-6
-
A car sells for 7 5 0 0 originally and depreciates in value by 1 8 % each year for 1 5 years. at this time the car, still in mint condition becomes a classic and begins to increase in value by 2 5 %...
-
Find the center and radius if the circle with the given equations. a ) x 2 + y 2 = 9
-
The paired values of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the cost of subway fare from Table 10-1 in the Chapter Problem are listed below. Is there a linear correlation between the CPI and subway fare?...
-
Smthe Co. makes furniture. The following data are taken from its production plans for the year. Required: 1. Determine the hazardous waste disposal cost per unit for chairs and for tables if costs...
-
Refer to the retaining wall in Problem 15.1. Estimate the passive force, P p , per unit length of the wall using Lancellottas (2002) analysis by the lower bound theorem of plasticity. Use Table 15.2....
-
Refer to the retaining wall in Problem 15.1. Estimate the passive force, P p , per unit length of the wall using Zhu and Qians (2000) method of triangular slices. Use Eq. (15.18). Data From Problem...
-
Refer to the retaining wall in Problem 15.1. Estimate the passive force, P p , per unit length of the wall using Shields and Tolunays (1973) method of slices (Table 15.1). $' (deg) 0 5 10 15 20 2.04...
-
Silverton Confectionery is a growing Berkshire-based company specialising in selling quality chocolates and sweets at higher than average prices through newsagents and confectioners. At present their...
-
4. X, the proprietor of a departmental store, decided to calculate separate profits for his two departments L and M for the month ending 31st January. Stock on 31st January could not be valued for...
-
What level of confidentiality should be attached to the preparation and handling of a memorandum of law? Why? Assume you have been working for a legal specialist in estate law for a number of years...
Study smarter with the SolutionInn App