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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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.

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)

NIT SILCHAR said:   8 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
sp.gr = (W2-W1)/(W3-W4).
Here wt of dry sample should be 200g.

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)

Protap said:   8 years ago
Gs=W0/((W0+(Wa-Wb),

W0=Weight of sample of oven dry soil,
Wa=weight of pycnometer filled with water,
Wb=weight of pycnometer filled with water and soil.

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%.

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.

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

Bunu said:   8 years ago
What is the formula of this question?

Please explain it in clear.

AmAN said:   1 decade ago
Dry weight should be 200g.

g = (200/(200-(1600-1500)) = 2.


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