Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Department of Civil Engineering

CE 331: Soil Mechanics
Assignment No. 1
Date: 4th Aug,2011

Due Date: 12 th Aug,2011

1. For a given soil, show that

a. sat d n w
1 wsat
b. sat n
wsat
eS w
c. d
(1 e) w

wsat = moisture content at saturated state.

2. For a given soil show that

a. e

sat d
d sat w

3. For a given soil show that

a. Gs

sat
w wsat ( sat w )

4. For a given soil show that

a. wsat

n w
sat n w

5. For a moist soil, given that volume = 5660cm3 ; mass = 10.4 kg; moisture content = 10%;
Gs= 2.7; calculate the following
a. Moist density (kg/m3)
b. Dry density (kg/m3)
c. Void ratio
d. Porosity
e. Degree of saturation (%)
f. Volume occupied by water (m3)
6. The unit weight of a soil is 14.9 kN/m3. The moisture content of this soil is 17% when the
degree of saturation is 60%. Determine
a. Saturated unit weight
b. Void ratio
c. Specific gravity of soil

7. For a soil the following are given: Gs = 2.67; moist unit weight = 17.6 kN/m3 and moisture
content = 10.8%. determine
a. Dry unit weight
b. Void ratio
c. Porosity
d. Degree of saturation
8. Refer to problem 7. Determine the mass of water in kilograms to be added per cubic meter of
soil for
a. 80% degree of saturation
b. 100% degree of saturation
9. The dry density of a soil is 1760 kg/m3. Given that Gs = 2.66, what would be the moisture
content of the soil when saturated?
10. The porosity of a soil is 0.35. If Gs = 2.69, calculate
a. Saturated unit weight (kN/m3)
b. Moisture content when moist unit weight = 17.6 kN/m3
11. The moist density and degree of saturation of a soil are given in the following table,
determine Gs and e.
(kg/m3)
S (%)
1690
50
1808
75
12. Refer to problem 11. Determine the unit weight of water, in kg, that will be in 70.8 x 10-3 m3
of the soil when it is saturated.
Instructor: Dr.P.K.Basudhar