Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 1 (Q.No. 50)
50.
The weight of a pycnometer containing 400 g sand and water full to the top is 2150 g. The weight of pycnometer full of clean water is 1950 g. If specific gravity of the soil is 2.5, the water content is
5%
10%
15%
20%
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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MILI said:   3 years ago
@Anand.

You are right, thanks for explaining.
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Santosha kousalya said:   6 years ago
2 * 0.6 - 1 = 0.2 then how it becomes 20%?

Hema said:   1 decade ago
How w1 = 200g? Where you get this value?

Nikhil Dongre said:   5 years ago
Wc = (w2 - w1)/(w2 -w1) - (w3 - w4).
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Tanmoy Karmakar said:   4 years ago
@Dorna.

Well explained, thanks.
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M.bhavya said:   1 decade ago
w = ((w3-w4)/(w2-w1)*(1/G))-1.
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KRISHNA said:   1 decade ago
(w3-w4)/(w2-w2)*(1/G).


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