Transcription of EXPERIMENT 4 SPECIFIC GRAVITY DETERMINATION
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Engineering Properties of Soils Based on Laboratory Testing Prof. Krishna Reddy, UIC 27 EXPERIMENT 4 SPECIFIC GRAVITY DETERMINATION Purpose: This lab is performed to determine the SPECIFIC GRAVITY of soil by using a pycnometer. SPECIFIC GRAVITY is the ratio of the mass of unit volume of soil at a stated temperature to the mass of the same volume of gas-free distilled water at a stated temperature. Standard Reference: ASTM D 854-00 Standard Test for SPECIFIC GRAVITY of Soil Solids by Water Pycnometer.
Sep 10, 2002 · Calculate the specific gravity of the soil solids using the following formula: W (W W) W Specific Gravity,G 0 A B 0 S + − = Where: W 0 = weight of sample of oven-dry soil, g = W PS - W P W A = weight of pycnometer filled with water W B …
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