Gs
d = w e = 0.50 (w = 10)
1+e
e
n = n = 33 %
1+e
Gs + Sr e
= w Sr = 33 %
1+e
e
wsat = wsat = 18.87 %
Gs
2. Suatu contoh tanah jenuh air, massa Mb = 102.8 gram. Setelah kering
oven Md = 73.4 gram, Gs = 2.74, w = 1 Mg/m3 = 1 g/cm3 .
Tentukan : w, e, n, d dan b
M1 = Ms + Mw = 102.8 gr
Ms = Md = 73.4 gram, Mw = M1 - Md = 29.4
Ms
Vw = 29.4 cm3, Vs = = 26.79 cm3
Gs
V = Vs + Vv ; jenuh air Vv = Vw
= 56.19 cm3
M
= = 1.83 g/cm3 = 1.83 Mg/m3 jenuh air
V
Md
d = = 1.30 Mg/m3
V
Mw
w = x 100 = 40 %
Ms
Vv Vv
e = = 1.1 ; n = = 52 %
Vs V
V1 d2
= d = dry density = ukuran kepadatan di
V2 d1
lapangan
4. Suatu tanah harus dipadatkan pada kadar air 12 % . Tanah asli
mempunyai w= 8 % , = 1.44 Mg/m3
Berapakah tambahan air tiap m3 tanah.
= d ( 1 + w) d = = 1.33 Mg/m3
1+w
Md
untuk 1 m3 : d = Md = Ms = 1.33 Mg ~ ton
1
Mw1
w1 = Mw1 = 0.08 x 1.33 = 0.106 Mg
MS
Mw2
w2 = Mw2 = 0.12 x 1.33 = 0.160 Mg
MS
Mw = 0.054 Mg w = 1 Mg/m3
Vw = 0.054 m3 54 liter untuk 1 m3 tanah asli