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Geotechnical Formulas

The document discusses weight-volume relationships and formulas for soil properties including void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, moisture content, unit weight, dry unit weight, density, dry density, specific gravity, and relative density. It provides examples of using the formulas to calculate properties for soil samples based on given values like wet weight, dry weight, volume, moisture content, saturated unit weight, minimum and maximum dry unit weights.

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Geotechnical Formulas

The document discusses weight-volume relationships and formulas for soil properties including void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, moisture content, unit weight, dry unit weight, density, dry density, specific gravity, and relative density. It provides examples of using the formulas to calculate properties for soil samples based on given values like wet weight, dry weight, volume, moisture content, saturated unit weight, minimum and maximum dry unit weights.

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Chapter 3

WeightVolume Relationships

Useful Formulas
V=Vs+Vv
Vv=Vw+Va
W=Ws+Ww
Void Ratio
(is defined as the ratio of the volume of voids to
the volume of solids.)
e=

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Porosity
(is defined as the ratio of the volume of voids to
the total volume)
n=
Degree Of Saturation
(is defined as the ratio of the volume of water to
the volume of voids,)
S=
e= =
n= =
Moisture Content
(is also referred to as water content and is
defined as the ratio of the weight of water to the
weight of solids in a given volume of soil)
w%=
Unit Weight
(is the weight of soil per unit volume)
=

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Dry Unit Weight


d =
= d(1+w)
Density
=

kg/m3

Dry Density
d=
Specific gravity

d
S.e=GS.w

For Saturation
sat
S=100% , so e=Gs.w

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Relative density, Dr =
Or Dr=
where
d(min) : dry unit weight in the loosest condition
(at a void ratio of emax).
d : in situ dry unit weight (at a void ratio of e).
d(max) : dry unit weight in the densest condition
(at a void ratio of emin).

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3.4 A 0.4-m3 moist soil sample has the following:


Moist mass = 711.2 kg
Dry mass = 623.9 kg
Specific gravity of soil solids = 2.68
Estimate:
a. Moisture content
b. Moist density
c. Dry density
d. Void ratio
e. Porosity
Solution
a) w%=
Ww=W-Ws=711.2-623.9=87.3 g
w%=
b) =
d=
c) e=??
d
1559.75=
Solve for e=0.7182
d) n

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3.7 The saturated unit weight of a soil is 19.8


kN/m3. The moisture content of the soil is
17.1%. Determine the following:
a. Dry unit weight
b. Specific gravity of soil solids
c. Void ratio
Solution
sat.=19.8KN/m3, w%=17.1%
a) d=??

b) & c) Gs=??, e=??


S.e=GS.w
1*e=Gs*0.171 ..(1)
d
16.9
16.9e+16.9=9.81Gs(2)
Solve eq. 1 and 2 for e and Gs
e=0.4176
Gs=2.442

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3.22 For a given sandy soil, the maximum and


minimum dry unit weights are 108 lb/ft3 and 92
lb/ft3, respectively. Given Gs = 2.65, determine
the moist unit weight of this soil when the
relative density is 60% and the moisture content
is 8%.
Solution
d(max) =108 Ib/ft3, d(min) =92 Ib/ft3,
Gs=2.65, =??, Dr=60% , w%=8%
Dr=
0.6=
d=100.975 Ib/ft3
d
100.975
e =0.637

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3.24 A loose, uncompacted sand fill 6 ft in depth


has a relative density of 40%. Laboratory tests
indicated that the minimum and maximum void
ratios of the sand are 0.46 and 0.90, respectively.
The specific gravity of solids of the sand is 2.65.
a. What is the dry unit weight of the sand?
b. If the sand is compacted to a relative
density of 75%, what is the decrease in
thickness of the 6-ft fill?
Solution
Depth=6 ft, Dr=40%, emax=0.9, emin=0.46, Gs=2.65
d
d
e=?
Dr =
e=0.724
d
decrease in thickness=??
d=95.916=
Ws=area*6*95.916.(1)
After compaction:
Dr=0.75, Dr =
e=0.57
d
d=105.32=
Ws=105.32*area*thick..(2)

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Solve 1 and 2
Thick.=5.4643
decrease in thickness=6-5.4643=0.5357 ft

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Q2( Exam 2011)


An undisturbed sample of clayey soil is found to
have a wet weight of 285 N, a dry weight of 250
N, and a total Volume of 14*103 cm3.If the
specific gravity of soil solid is 2.7, determine the
water content, void ratio, and degree of
saturation.
Solution
W=0.285KN, Ws=0.25KN,
V=14*103*10-6=14*10-3m3
W%=
e=??

=17.857Kn/m3
17.857=
e=0.483
S=??
S.e=GS.w
S=
=0.782

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Q1 (Exam 2012)
A soil sample has a void ratio of 0.72 , moisture
content =12% and Gs=2.72 determine the
following:
a)Dry Unit Weight, moist unit weight (KN/m3)
b)Weight of water in KN/m3 to be added for
80% degree of saturation.
c)Is it possible to reach a water content of 30%
without change the present void ratio.
Solution
a)
d

KN/m3
b)
S.e=GS.w
S*0.72=2.72*0.12
S=45.33%
=
Wt1=17.375 KN if 1 m3 volume
d
Ws=15.513 KN
Ww1=Wt-Ws= 1.862 KN

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If S=80%
S.e=GS.w
0.8*0.72=2.72w
W%=21.17%

=
Wt2=18.797 KN if 1 m3 volume
Ww2=Wt2-Ws= 3.284 KN
Weight of water in KN/m3 to be
added
=3.284-1.862=1.422 KN in 1m3
c)w=30%
S.e=GS.w
S*0.72=2.72*0.3
S=1.133% >1
No.

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