In: Civil Engineering
Two soil samples fully saturated were collected from the field for testing in the lab, both having a natural void ratio of 0.6. The composition of the soil particles is as follows:
Sample 1: Composed of ONLY quartz [3]
Sample 2: Composed of 65% quartz, 23% mica &12% iron oxide.
[4] The average value of specific gravity of soil particles is 2.65 for quartz, 3.0 for mica and
3.8 for iron oxide. Calculate the total unit weight of soil mass and specific gravity of soil particles for both the above mentioned soil samples.