Physical Properties of Soil Part 1

Sieve Analysis

Given the Find

following data :
i. Dio 1760.1730
,

Us sieve # Mass soil

of ii. Uniformity coefficient 1cal

4 0
iii. Coefficient of Gradation ( Cc)
10 40
20 60

40 89

60 140

80 122

100 210

200 56
Pan 12

729
EM ( Mit Mat
[ f=
Mi >
-

]
. . .

✗ too

/
EM
SOLUTION

Us sieve # Mass Cummulative Mass 1mm)

of soil % Finer
Opening
4 0 0 too 475

to 40 40 94.51 2-00

20 60 100 86.28 0-850

40 89 189 74.07 0<425

60% 1760 ☐

60 140 329 j-y.gg 0.250

80 122 451 38.13

°
-1801
10% ]
&
°"
"

100 210 661 30%

*

9.331 Bo 0.150<7
200 56 717 0-075
1.65
Pan 12 EM >
729 o
-

729

- (Cu)
i. Diol diameter of 10%1=1 1 "
I
iv. Uniformity Coefficient
✗
38.13-10 =
0.180 -
Dio ✗, ✗2

10 -
9.33 Dio -0.150 1 I 1 (U= Duo =
0-30
a b
1710=0 -15mm Dio 0-15
b-
ii. D6o( diameter 60%1=7
=
Cu=2
of a
7407-60 Dao
) Gradation ( Cc )
0-425 V
Coefficient
-

=
of
Go -54.87 Doo -
O -
250
?
1760 = 0.30mm Cc= Dgo
iii. Dzo ( diameter of
30%1--7 Bio -

Doo
38-13-30 =
0-180 -

Dogo Cc = 0.172
30 -

9.33 Dzo -
0.150 0-15-(0-30)
1730 =
0.17mm Cc= 0.64
Physical Properties of Soil Part 2
Weight Volume Relationships

For a moist soil sample Determine the following

the
following are

given a.) moist density

b.) dry density
Total volume : 1.2ms c.) void ratio
Total mass :
2350kg d.) Porosity
Moisture content: e) saturation
8.6% Degree of
in the soil sample
specific Gravity 2.71 f) Volume
of water
:

SOLUTION

Given : V= 1.2ms

M=
2350kg
W =
8.6%

Gs =
2.71

a.) Moist Density ( P) e.) Saturation

Se
p= My = 2350kg = was

1. 2 m3 S (0-503)=0.086(2.7-1)

f- 1958.33 kg/m3 5=0.463 / 46.3%

b.) Dry Density ( Pd) f) Volume
of
water in the

soil sample
Pd=
P
Vw

=
I +W

1958.33
n=Y- g=
Vv

It 0.086 0.335=14 0-463 = Vw

I
Pd =
1803.25191ms 0.402

Vv= Vw=
c.) Void Ratio (e) 0.402 m3 0.186 m3

Gspw
Pd=
Ite

1803.25 = 2.71 ( 1000)

I +e

e =
0.503

d.) Porosity
e
n=
Ite

=
0.503
It 0.503

D= 0.335
 The
following data are given Determine the mass
of
water
soil to be added 10ms soil
for a to
of
porosity : 0.4
for full saturation
Gs :
2.68

W : 12%

SOLUTION

i. Psat [ 4- n)Gs+n]Pw Pat [(1-0.411268)+0.4] tooo 2008kg/ms

= =
-_

ii. p=GsPw(i n )(,+w,

p= [ 2.6811000711 4) (11-0.12) ] 1800.96kg/m3
=
- -
o -

let
Ap be the change
in density between the Dp
Psat -

p =

I saturated 2008
original density 1800.96 =

Dp
-

"
density Dp= 207.04 91m 's

☐
p= My
÷
207.04 =

M=
2070.4kg

For SOLUTION
a
given sandy soil emae-o.rs

& emin = 0.4 .

Let Gs= 2.68 In the .
field
)
the soil is compacted to moist p= Gspw ( Itv Dr =
emax e
-

density 11214ft
'
at a moisture Ite emax -

emin

content
of
12% . Determine the 11214ft '
= 2.68162 4) (11-0.12)
-
Dr =
0.75-0.672
I + e 0.75 0.4
density
-

relative
of compaction
e= 0.672 Dr =
0.223 / 22.3%
Following are the result
of a
shrinkage limit test

initial volume the soil in a saturated state :

24.6cm 's
of
final volume of the soil in a
dry state :
15.9cm 's

initial the soil in saturated state :

mass
of
a
44.0g
final the soil in
dry state 30.1g
:
mass a
of

Determine limit
the
shrinkage of the soil

SOLUTION

Vi -
-

24.6cm's Mi :

44.0g
Vf :
15.9cm} Mz :

30.1g

SL Mi M2 Vi
Vf
-
= -

no Pw 100
142 µ,

SL =
44-30.1 2%6-15.9
100 -
, ,, ,
go , ,
30.1

SL =
17.28%