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water content

GATE Civil Engineering · Soil Properties · 1991-2025

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2025 Q41

For a partially saturated soil deposit at a construction site, water content (w) is 15%, degree of saturation (S) is 67%, void ratio (e) is 0.6 and specific gravity of solids in th...

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2025 Q46

Organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) with bulk density of 315 kg/m³ and water content of 30% is mixed with municipal sludge of bulk density 700 kg/m³ and water content...

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2023 Q16

The specific gravity of a soil is 2.60. The soil is at 50% degree of saturation with a water content of 15%. The void ratio of the soil is _________.

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2023 PYQ

The specific gravity of a soil is 2.60. The soil is at 50% degree of saturation with a water content of 15%. The void ratio of the soil is _______.

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2015 PYQ

If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, the void ratio of the sample is

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2014 PYQ

A certain soil has the following properties: G s = 2.71, n = 40% and w = 20%. The degree of saturation of the soil (rounded off to the nearest percent) is _________

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2013 PYQ

In its natural condition, a soil sample has a mass of 1.980 kg and a volume of 0.001 m 3 . After being completely dried in an oven, the mass of the sample is 1.800 kg. Specific gra...

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2007 PYQ

The water content of a saturated soil and the specific gravity of soil solids were found to be 30% and 2.70, respectively. Assuming the unit weight of water to be 10 $$kN /m^3$$, t...

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1995 PYQ

Workability of concrete is influenced most by its

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1991 PYQ

A saturated sand sample has dry unit weight of 18 $$kN/m^3$$ and a specific gravity of 2.65. If $$\gamma_w$$ = 10 $$kN/m^3$$, the water content of the soil is _____%.

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