Phase Relations

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Summary of Relations
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Problems
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1.2P
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1.3P A clay with Gs = 2.7, S = 100%, w = 46% Determine Void ratio, saturated unit
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weight, and submerged unit weight?

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The undisturbed soil at a borrow pit has a bulk unit weight of 19.1 kN/m3 and water content of 9.5%. The
soil from this borrow pit will be used to construct a compacted fill with a finished volume of 42,000 m3.
The soil is excavated by machinery and placed in trucks, each with a capacity of 4.50 m3. When loaded to
the full capacity, each load of soil weighs 67.5 kN.
In the construction process, the trucks dump the soil at the site, then the soil is spread and broken up.
Water is then sprinkled to bring the water content to 15%. Finally, the soil is compacted to a dry unit
weight of 17.1 kN/m3.
a. Assuming each load is to the full capacity, how many truckloads are required to construct the fill?
b. What would be the volume of the pit in the borrow area?
c. How many liters of water should be added to a truckload?

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An irregularly shaped, undisturbed soil lump has a mass of 4074 g. To measure the volume, it was required to thinly coat the
sample with wax (the mass and volume of which can be neglected) and weigh it submerged in water when suspended by a
string. The submerged mass of the sample is 1991 g. Later, the water content of the sample and
the specific gravity of the soil grains were determined to be 12.4% and 2.75 respectively. Determine the void ratio and the
degree of saturation of the sample.

A sample of an irregular lump of saturated clay with a mass of 605.2 g was coated with wax. The total
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mass of the coated lump was 614.2 g. The volume of the coated lump was determined to be 311 cm 3 by the
water displacement method as used. After carefully removing the wax, the lump of clay was oven dried to a
dry mass of 479.2 g. The specific gravity of the wax is 0.90. Determine the water content, dry unit weight, and
the specific gravity of the soil grains.

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1.14P] The weight of soil coated with thin layer of paraffin wax was 6.9N. The soil alone weighs 6.83 N. When the
sample immersed in water it displaces 360 ml of water. The specific gravity of soil is 2.73 and wax is 0.89. Find
void ratio, and degree of saturation, if the moisture content is 17% June/July 2018 [6M]

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1.9P, 1.10P, 1.11P
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1.9P] A moist soil sample has a weight of 6.33N and volume of 3×105 mm3 at a water content of 11% Taking
specific gravity as 2.68, Find void ratio, air content (na) degree of saturation. Also determine the water
content at which soil gets saturated. What will be the unit weight at saturation. June/July 2018 [10M] (Old
Scheme)

1.10P] Soil has been compacted in an embankment at a bulk density of 21.5 kN/m 3 and water content of 12% The value
of specific gravity of soil solid is 2.65. Estimate dry density, void ratio, degree of saturation, air content and percentage
air voids of compacted soil. Dec/Jan 2019 [8M] (Old Scheme)

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HW Prob
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Soil Classification
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1] Unified soil classification (USCS)

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Soil Classification system
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2. Indian Standard Soil Classification System (ISSCS): This classification system is exact copy of USCS except for plasticity
chart. In USCS plasticity chart plasticity is divided into low (L) and high(H). Whereas in ISSCS plasticity is subdivided
into low (L), intermediate (I) and high (H)

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Problem on Soil Classification
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1) 500 g of dry soil was subjected to sieve analysis. The weight of soil retained on each sieve is as follows: 10M June/July (2018)
IS Sieve 4.75 2 1 425µ 212µ 150µ 75µ
Wt of soil (g) 10 165 100 85 40 30 50
Plot the grain size distribution curve and determine the following:
1) Percentage of gravel, coarse sand, medium sand, fine sand and silt-clay fraction as per IS: 1498-1970.
2) Effective size 3) Uniformity coefficient, 4) Coefficient of curvature, 5) The gradation of soil.

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Sieve analysis is reported as under classify soil as per ISSCS

Sieve Size Sample-1 Sample-2 Sample-3
% Passing % Passing % Passing
4.75mm 100 100 100
2mm 100 99.3 100
1mm 99.8 98.8 99.9
425µ 99.7 98 99.7
212 99 54.2 90
150 97.6 7.6 81.5
75 96.9 6 63
LL 23 - -
PL 16.8 - -
PI 6.2 NP NP

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Problem3
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Classify soil on the basis of data provided, where

additional data is required say what data is needed.
Soil LL PL %Passing % Gravel %Sand
75µ >4.75mm 4.75mm - 75µ
A 450 50 100 0 0
B 34 20 80 0 20
C 60 30 90 0 10
D - NP 100 0 0
E 35 20 20 60 20
F - NP 10 20 70

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Problem3
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Classify soil on the basis of data provided, where additional data is

required say what data is needed.
Soil LL PL %Passing % Gravel %Sand
75µ >4.75mm 4.75mm - 75µ
A 450 50 100 0 0
B 34 20 80 0 20
C 60 30 90 0 10
D - NP 100 0 0
E 35 20 20 60 20
F - NP 10 20 70

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1.1Phase Relations
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1.14P] The weight of soil coated with thin layer of paraffin wax was 6.9N. The soil alone weighs
6.83 N. When the sample immersed in water it displaces 360 ml of water. The specific gravity of soil
is 2.73 and wax is 0.89. Find void ratio, and degree of saturation, if the moisture content is 17%
June/July 2018 [6M]

1.9P] A moist soil sample has a weight of 6.33N and volume of 3×105 mm3 at a water content of 11% Taking
specific gravity as 2.68, Find void ratio, air content (na) degree of saturation. Also determine the water content
at which soil gets saturated. What will be the unit weight at saturation. June/July 2018 [10M] (Old Scheme)

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1.10P] Soil has been compacted in an embankment at a bulk unit weight of 21.5 kN/m3 and water content of 12% The
value of specific gravity of soil solid is 2.65. Estimate dry unit weight, void ratio, degree of saturation, air content and
percentage air voids of compacted soil. Dec/Jan 2019 [8M] (Old Scheme)

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