In: Mechanical Engineering
An organic soil, the void ratio e is found to be 10.0 and GS is .2.35 If this soil is fully saturated, find:
a. Unit weight of the soil
b. water conten w%
c. Does this soil sink in water?
Solution
a. Unit weight of the soil
b. water conten w%
c. Does this soil sink in water?
Since the saturated unit weight of soil is higher than unit weight of water, this implies that the density of saturated soil is higher than water's. Thus, this soil will sink in water.