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Basic Soil Mechanics 08

The document defines several terms used in soil mechanics including bulk density, water content, dry density, void ratio, and degree of saturation. It then provides an example problem calculating these values for a soil sample extracted during oil well drilling. The sample's bulk density, void ratio, and water content are determined based on its wet mass, volume of the sampling tube, dry mass, and liquid content percentages.

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Basic Soil Mechanics 08

The document defines several terms used in soil mechanics including bulk density, water content, dry density, void ratio, and degree of saturation. It then provides an example problem calculating these values for a soil sample extracted during oil well drilling. The sample's bulk density, void ratio, and water content are determined based on its wet mass, volume of the sampling tube, dry mass, and liquid content percentages.

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Basic Terminology and Interrelations 29

4.87
Bulk density = _______ = 1790.4 kg/m3 = 1.79 mg/m3
0.00272
28.26 – 22.2
Water content = ___________ × 100 = 27.3%
22.2
1790.4
Dry density = _______ = 1406.4 kg/m3 = 1.41 mg/m3
27.3
1 + ____
100
Grw 2.67 × 1000
e = ____ –1 = __________ – 1 = 0.899
rd 1406.4
wG 2.67
27.3 _____
Sr = ___ ____
e × 100 = 100 × 0.899 × 100 = 81.08%
Example 2.9 A fully saturated soil sample was extracted during an oil well drilling. The wet
mass of the sample was 3.15 kg and the volume of the sampling tube was 0.001664 m3. After
analysis the soil sample was found to contain 28.2% of the liquid as kerosene and the dry mass
as 2.67 kg. The specific gravity of soil grains was 2.68. Determine the bulk density, void ratio,
and water content of the sample.
3.15
Solution: Bulk density = ________ = 1893 kg/m3 = 1.89 mg/m3
0.001664
2.67
Volume of soil grains = __________ = 0.000996 m3
2.68 × 1000
Volume of voids = 0.001664 – 0.000996 = 0.000668 m3
0.000668
\ e = ________ = 0.67
0.000996
As the soil was fully saturated,
Volume of liquid = volume of voids = 0.000668 m3
Volume of water = (1 – 0.282) × 0.000668 = 0.00048 m3
Mass of water = 0.48 kg
0.48
Water content = ____ × 100 = 17.98%
2.67

Exercise

1. A soil sample whose water content is 20% has a bulk density of 2.16 gm/cc. The sample
undergoes air drying with significant change in void ratio. What is the water content of
this sample when its bulk density is reduced to 2.0 gm/cc. (Ans. = 11.11%)

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