hw assignment A specific gravity test was performed on three soil samples, and the following data werecollected:Materialweight ofemptypycnometerweigt of drysoilweight ofweight ofpycnometer pycnometer Temperature+ water +water+soilgSand 1106.6Sand 2106.6Sand 3106.62-a) Briefly describe the test procedure and discuss its applications in practice2-b) The corrected specific gravity of SAND 1 G5,202-c) The corrected specific gravity of SAND 2 G5,202-d) The corrected specific gravity of SAND 3 G5,2055.45060======g385.5371392351340355с182420

MaterialEmpty pyconometer (W1) (g)Weight of dry soil (W2) (g)Weight of pycnometer + water + soil…

A specific gravity test was performed on three soil samples, and the following data were collected: weight of empty pycnometer g Sand 1 106.6 Sand 2 106.6 50 Sand 3 106.6 60 2-a) Briefly describe the test procedure and discuss its applications in practice 2-b) The corrected specific gravity of SAND 1 G5,20 = - 2-c) The corrected specific gravity of SAND 2 G5,20 Material weigt of dry soil g 55.4 weight of weight of pycnometer pycnometer Temperature + water +water+soil 2-d) The corrected specific gravity of SAND 3 G5,20 M- g 351 340 355 g 385.5 371 392 с 18 24 20

A specific gravity test was performed on three soil samples, and the following data were collected: weight of empty pycnometer g Sand 1 106.6 Sand 2 106.6 50 Sand 3 106.6 60 2-a) Briefly describe the test procedure and discuss its applications in practice 2-b) The corrected specific gravity of SAND 1 G5,20 = - 2-c) The corrected specific gravity of SAND 2 G5,20 Material weigt of dry soil g 55.4 weight of weight of pycnometer pycnometer Temperature + water +water+soil 2-d) The corrected specific gravity of SAND 3 G5,20 M- g 351 340 355 g 385.5 371 392 с 18 24 20

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Chapter3: Natural Soil Deposits And Subsoil Exploration

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