1. If a soil sample has a dry unit weight of 19.

5 KN/m3 , moisture content of 8% and a specific

gravity of solids particles is 2.67. Calculate the following:
a. The void ratio.
b. Moisture and saturated unit weight.
c. The mass of water to be added to cubic meter of soil to reach 80% saturation. d) The
volume of solids particles when the mass of water is 25 grams for saturation.
2. The saturated unit weight of a soil is 20.1 Kn/m3 at a moisture content of 22%.
Determine
a) The dry unit weight
b) The specific gravity of soil solids
3. For the particle size distribution curve shown in the figure below,

determine:
a) D10, D30 and D60
b) Uniformity coefficient Cu
c) Coefficient of gradation Cc
 4. The following are the results of a sieve analysis

a) Determine the percent finer than each sieve and plot the grain size distribution curve.
b) Determine D10 ,D30 and D60 from the grain size distribution curve
c) Calculate the uniformity coefficient. d. Calculate the coefficient of gradation.

Solution

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