Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 1 (Q.No. 45)
45.
A coarse-grained soil has a voids ratio 0.75, and specific gravity as 2.75. The critical gradient at which quick sand condition occurs, is
0.25
0.50
0.75
1.00
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Anju said:   1 decade ago
Critical Hydraulic gradient = (G-1)/(1+e).

Where,

e - Void ratio.
G - Specific gravity of soil.


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