Assuming you are a geotechnical engineer in charge of a highway project involving construction of an...

  

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Assuming you are a geotechnical engineer in charge of a highway project involving construction of an embankment. The soil will be transported from a soil borrowing site. A number of soil tests were performed including property tests, soil classification tests and soil compaction tests. (A) At the borrowing site, a partially saturated sandy soil sample was taken, and it has a volume of 450 ml (1 ml = 1 cm3). The mass of this sandy soil is 816 g. After 24hr oven drying in the laboratory, the mass reduces to 760 g. Gs =2.7. Calculate: A-1. Water content of the sample. (1 mark) A-2. Total volume of soil particle in the sample. (1 mark) A-3. Total volume of pore water in the sample. (1 mark) A-4. Void ratio of the sample. (1 mark) A-5. Degree of saturation of the sample. (1 mark) Assuming you are a geotechnical engineer in charge of a highway project involving construction of an embankment. The soil will be transported from a soil borrowing site. A number of soil tests were performed including property tests, soil classification tests and soil compaction tests. (A) At the borrowing site, a partially saturated sandy soil sample was taken, and it has a volume of 450 ml (1 ml = 1 cm3). The mass of this sandy soil is 816 g. After 24hr oven drying in the laboratory, the mass reduces to 760 g. Gs =2.7. Calculate: A-1. Water content of the sample. (1 mark) A-2. Total volume of soil particle in the sample. (1 mark) A-3. Total volume of pore water in the sample. (1 mark) A-4. Void ratio of the sample. (1 mark) A-5. Degree of saturation of the sample. (1 mark)

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