Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
A soil sample has natural mass 1.98 kg and volume 0.001 m³; after oven-drying the mass is 1.8 kg. With G = 2.7, the degree of saturation is
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A
0.54
B
0.61
C
0.65
D
0.70
Correct Answer
A. 0.54
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Mw=0.18 kg→Vw=180 cm³; Vs=1.8/2.7/1000=666.7 cm³; Vv=1000−666.7=333.3 cm³; S=180/333.3=0.54.
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