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

Satendra said:   8 years ago
@Raval Chaitanya.

How water content get .15?

Leo said:   8 years ago
The answer must be o.65 by using this data.

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

N SAMEER GUPTA said:   10 years ago
You calculated void ratio not porosity.

Pkota said:   5 years ago
Agree @Abhik,

The answer will be 0.66.
(5)

Ranganath said:   2 years ago
I too agree the answer will be 0.66.

The flash said:   4 years ago
How you got .375? Please explain.
(1)

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

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


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