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Phase Relationships

The document presents a series of phase relationship problems related to soil mechanics, focusing on calculations involving moisture content, void ratio, degree of saturation, and specific gravity for various soil samples. Each problem provides specific parameters such as mass, volume, and saturation levels, requiring the application of formulas to derive the necessary soil properties. The problems vary in complexity and cover different scenarios involving moist and dry soil conditions.

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Phase Relationships

The document presents a series of phase relationship problems related to soil mechanics, focusing on calculations involving moisture content, void ratio, degree of saturation, and specific gravity for various soil samples. Each problem provides specific parameters such as mass, volume, and saturation levels, requiring the application of formulas to derive the necessary soil properties. The problems vary in complexity and cover different scenarios involving moist and dry soil conditions.

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Phase Relationship Problems


1. A chunk of moist soil has a volume of 0.02135 m3 and has a mass of 41.54 kg.
The specific gravity of the solids is 2.722 and the moisture content is 23.2%.
Determine the void ratio and the degree of saturation.

2. A chunk of moist soil has a volume of 0.3020 m3 and a mass of 634.2 kg. A
250.6 g sample from it was dried in the oven and its mass found to be 225.8 g.
The specific gravity of the solids was 2.663. Determine the moisture content,
dry density, wet density, void ratio and degree of saturation.

3. A soil chunk has a volume of 1.354 L and a mass of 2.565 kg. A 185.2 g
sample was dried in the oven to a constant dry mass of 171.3 g. The specific
gravity of the solids was 2.668. What was the void ratio and degree of
saturation.

4. A cylindrical sample of clay 50.8 mm in diameter by 102 mm long has a mass


of 400.3 g in its natural state. It is dried in an oven and found to weigh 304.0 g.
Since the soil came from below the water table it is assumed to be saturated.

a) Determine the void ratio and the specific gravity of the soil.
b) If the soil was only 95% saturated what are the void ratio and specific
gravity?

5. A saturated soil has a wet density of 2050 kg/m3 and a dry density of 1650 kg/m3.
Find the specific gravity of the solids and the water content of the soil.

6. A 87.3% saturated soil sample has a void ratio of 0.823 and a moisture content of
36.2%. Find the density and specific gravity of the soil.

7. A 76.6% saturated soil has a moisture content of 38.4% and a specific gravity of
2.683. Find the void ratio and density in kg/m3.

8. A 63.7% saturated sample of soil has a dry density of 1680 kg/m3 and a porosity of
37%. Find the void ratio and the specific gravity of the solids.

9. A cylindrical sample of clay 25.1 mm in diameter by 51.86 mm long has a void ratio
of 0.722, a water content of 20.9% and a saturation rate of 82.5%. Determine the
sample’s wet and dry densities in kg/m3 and the specific gravity of solids.

10. A chunk of soil has a mass of 42.53 kg, a specific gravity of solids of 2.501, a water
content of 2.4% and a saturation rate of 17.6%. Determine the soil’s wet and dry
densities in kg/m3 and the void ratio.

11. A saturated chunk of soil has a mass of 53.27 kg, a volume of 0.0300 m3 and a
water content of 40.4%. Find the wet and dry densities in kg/m3, the void ratio and
specific gravity of solids for this soil.
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12. A soil sample has a mass of 40.90 g, a volume of 23.11 cm3, a void ratio of 0.849
and a specific gravity of solids of 2.672. Find the wet and dry densities in g/cm3, the
water content and the saturation rate.

13. A 29.9% saturated sample of soil with a dry mass of 31.41 g has a void ratio of
0.796 and a specific gravity of solids of 2.962. Determine the water content and the
wet and dry densities in g/cm3.

14. A 24.8% saturated sample of soil with a volume of 29.67 cm3 is oven dried to a
constant mass of 37.09 g. If it has a void ratio of 1.048, find the wet and dry
densities of the sample in g/cm3 along with the water content and specific gravity of
solids.

15. A chunk of soil has a mass of 40.73 kg and a volume of 0.0242 m3. If it is 41.4%
saturated and the oven dried mass is 35.66 kg, determine the wet and dry densities
in kg/m3 along with the water content, void ratio and specific gravity of solids.

16. A saturated soil sample has a water content of 22.9% and a void ration of 0.601.
Determine the wet and dry densities in g/cm3 and the specific gravity of solids.

17. A nuclear densometer determined that the dry density of a soil mass is 1125 kg/m3
with a water content of 23.3%. Tests on a sample of the soil determined that the
specific gravity of solids for the soil is 2.534. Find the wet density, void ratio and
saturation rate for the soil mass.

18. A sample of soil with a dry density of 1.330 g/cm3 has a void ratio of 0.855 and a
water content of 26.4%. Find the wet density, saturation rate and specific gravity of
solids of this sample.

19. Field tests show that a subgrade soil has a wet density of 1813 kg/m3 and a water
content of 12.0%. If the void ratio is estimated to be 0.585, determine the dry
density, saturation rate and specific gravity of solids.

20. The dried mass of a soil sample is 5.489 kg and the water content is 12.4%. If the
wet density of the sample is 2068 kg/m3 and the void ratio is 0.443, find the dry
density, saturation rate and specific gravity of solids.

21. A 34.32 kg chunk of soil has a volume of 0.0224 m3, is 23.7% saturated and has a
specific gravity of solids of 2.551. Find the wet and dry densities in kg/m3, the water
content and void ratio.

22. A 12.69 kg chunk of soil has a porosity of 34.3%, a specific gravity of solids of
2.754 and is 82.5% saturated. Find the wet and dry densities in kg/m3, the water
content and void ratio.

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