Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 4 (Q.No. 19)
19.
The total weight of a pycnometer with water and oven dried soil 200 (g) is 1600 g. The pycnometer filled with water alone weighs 1500 g. The specific gravity of the soil, is
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
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Arjun korikar said:   3 years ago
Here, 200/(1600-1500).
= 200/100,
= 2.
(1)

Surbhi said:   4 years ago
Here, G= (w2-w1)/(w2-w1)-(w3-w4).
(6)

Nurul JIST said:   5 years ago
Let,

Empty weight of pycnometer = W1.
Empty weight of pycnometer + dry soil = W2.
Empty weight of pycnometer + dry soil + water = W3.
Empty weight of pycnometer + water = W4.

W1=p.
W2=p+200.
W3=1600.
W4=1500.
G= (W2-W1)/(W3-W4) = P+200-P / 1600-1500.
= 2.
Dry Weight must be 200g.
(11)

Aswathy said:   6 years ago
For oven dry test only the formula comes as,
W = (W2 - W3/W3 - W1) x 100.

Faruque said:   6 years ago
Let,
The empty weight of pycnometer = W1.
The empty weight of pycnometer + dry soil = W2.
The empty weight of pycnometer + dry soil + water = W3.
The empty weight of pycnometer + water = W4.

W1=p.
W2=p+200.
W3=1600.
W4=1500.

G = (W2-ww)/[(W4-W1)-(W3-W2)].
= (P+200-P)/[(1500-P)-(1600-P-200)].
= 200/[1500-P-1600+P+200] = 200/100 = 2.

Faruque said:   6 years ago
G = (W2-W1)/(W3-W4) = 200/ (1600-1500) = 2.
(2)

Munni said:   6 years ago
The formula for finding G by pycnometer method is---> Ws/Ws-W3-W4.

Where W3 = wt of pycnometer + wt of soil + wt of water and W4 = wt of pycnometer+wt of water.
(2)

Suhas gotmare said:   7 years ago
W4 = 1500 w3=1600 w2 = 1600-1500 = 100,
W1=100-dry wt.
=100-20 = 80.
G = (100-80)/(1600-1500)*100 = 20%.

Uttu said:   7 years ago
How to get w1 ?

Aru panwar said:   7 years ago
Yes, exactly the ans is 2.5.

Because G =W2-W1/(W2-W1) - (W3-W4),
=w/w-W3+W4.


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