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0 votes	1813 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 11 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	1826 views	1 answer	The Westergaard analysis is used for updated 11 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	1156 views	1 answer	The ratio of settlement at any time 't' to the final settlement, is known as updated 11 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	939 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 11 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	1248 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 11 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	918 views	3 answers	A partially saturated soil is classified as updated 11 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	912 views	2 answers	Buoyant unit weight equals the saturated density updated 11 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	1176 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 11 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	922 views	3 answers	The maximum shear stress occurs on the filament which makes an angle with the horizontal plane equal to updated 11 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	1138 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 11 years ago by Civil Engineer