Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 2 (Q.No. 2)
2.
For determining the moisture content of a soil sample, the following data is available Weight of container = 260 g, Weight of soil sample and = 320 g container, Weight of soil sample (dried) and = 310 g container. The moisture content of the soil sample, is
15%
18%
20%
25%
Answer: Option
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Jani said:   1 decade ago
We Know that moisture content is weight of water to weight of solids. By applying that we will get the above solution.

Samba said:   1 decade ago
Weight of conner = 260gms.
Weight of conner+soil = 320gms.
Weight of conner+dry = 310gms.

W = (Weight of solid-Weight of dry)/(Weight of dry).
= ((60-50)/(50))*100.
= 20%.

RAKESH KUMAR IIIT BASAR said:   1 decade ago
Weight of solid soil sample = weight of soil sample dried with container-weight of container so.

Weight of solid soil sample = 310-260 = 50 g.

Weight of water content = weight of soil sample with water and with container-weight of soil sample dried with container.

So,
Weight of water content = 320-310 = 10 g.

Moisture content = (weight of water /weight of solid soil) *100.

So,
Moisture content = (10/50) *100 = 20%.
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Honey said:   1 decade ago
Moisture content = Weight of water/Weight of soil.

= (320-310) / (310-260).

= 20%.

URMILA MOHANTY said:   1 decade ago
For determine moisture content of the soil.

We know that the formula is weight of water/weight of solid.

So, here weight of sol sample-weight of dried soil/weight of water.

= 320-310/310-260 = 10/50.

= 0.2.

We know that water content always expressed in %.

So, 0.2*100.

= 20%.

Abhay said:   10 years ago
Water content = wt.of water in the soil sample/ wt.of soil(dry).

= (320-310)/(310-260).

= 10/50.

= 0.2 or 20%.
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Vivek said:   8 years ago
Wt.of container(w1) = 260gm,
Wt.of soil+container(w2) = 320gm,
Wt.of soil (dry)+container(w3) = 310gm.
Wt.of water=320-310 = 10gm,
Wt.of soil sample = w3-w1=310-260=50gm,
Water content w = wt.of water/wt.of soil * 100.
10 * 100/50 = 20% => answer.
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Srimanta said:   8 years ago
Wt.of container(w1) = 260gm,
Wt.of soil+container(w2) = 320gm,
Wt.of soil (dry)+container(w3) = 310gm.
Wt.of water=320-310 = 10gm,
Wt.of soil sample = w3-w1=310-260=50gm,
Water content w = (wt.of water/wt.of soil)*100.
=(10/50)*100=20%.
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KR Sheela said:   7 years ago
Thanks all for explaining the answer.
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