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0 votes	1648 views	2 answers	260 g of wet soil was taken in a pycnometer jar of weight 400 g in order to find the moisture content in the soil, with specific gravity of soil particles 2.75. The weight of soil and remaining water filled in pycnometer without air bubbles was 1415 g and the weight of pycnometer filled with water alone was 1275 g. The moisture content in the soil is updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	1676 views	1 answer	The Westergaard analysis is used for updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	1021 views	1 answer	The ratio of settlement at any time 't' to the final settlement, is known as updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	811 views	2 answers	A pile is being driven with a drop hammer weighing 1800 kg and having a free fall of 1.00 m. If the penetration with last blow is 5 mm, the load carrying capacity of the pile, -according to the Engineering News formula, is updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	1095 views	1 answer	For determing the specific gravity of soil solids, using a pycnometer of 500 cc., the following data is available : Weight of dry empty pycnometer = 125 g Weight of dried soil and pycnometer = 500 g Weight of dried soil and distilled = 850 g water filled in pycnometer up to top The specific gravity of soil soilds, is updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	776 views	3 answers	A partially saturated soil is classified as updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	763 views	2 answers	Buoyant unit weight equals the saturated density updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	1030 views	1 answer	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 updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	774 views	3 answers	The maximum shear stress occurs on the filament which makes an angle with the horizontal plane equal to updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	1000 views	1 answer	The weight of a pycnometer containing 400 g sand and water full to the top is 2150 g. The weight of pycnometer full of clean water is 1950 g. If specific gravity of the soil is 2.5, the water content is updated 9 years ago by Civil Engineer