Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 3 (Q.No. 15)
15.
If dry density, water density and specific gravity of solids of a given soil sample are 1.6 g/cc, 1.84 g/cc and 2.56 respectively, the porosity of the soil sample, is
0.375
0.370
0.380
0.390
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Ranganath said:   2 years ago
I too agree the answer will be 0.66.

Biswajit Kundu said:   5 years ago
I think it should be the wet density of the soil sample.

P CHANDRAKALA said:   5 years ago
rd=1.6g/cc ,r=1.84g/cc relation is rd=r/1+w.
We get water content w= 0.15.

Punyaprava Sethy said:   5 years ago
Instead of 1.84 take the standard value of density of water that is 1g/cc.

Ravi said:   5 years ago
If water density is considered the answer must be .66.

Aman said:   6 years ago
Answer is 0.65 by taking the value of unit water.

Saurabh gupta said:   6 years ago
Here, the water density should be 1g/cc.

Priyabrata said:   7 years ago
Thanks @S. Rajashekar Reddy.

Biki said:   7 years ago
The water density is given as 1.84 g/cc , then how the answer is 375?

Ramnik said:   8 years ago
Here, Yd= G*Yw*(1-n).


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