Question
Which of the following apparatus is used to determine the specific gravity of the soil?
The correct answer is
Pycnometer
A pycnometer is a glass bottle or flask with a stopper having a capillary tube, used to determine the density or specific gravity of a liquid or a finely divided solid. Therefore, the apparatus used to determine the specific gravity of the soil is the Pycnometer.
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Important Questions from Index Properties
Casagrande’s apparatus is used to determine _______.
In oven drying method, the soil sample is kept in the oven for about ________ hours.
In consistency of soil, the limits are expressed in terms of ______.
An empty container weights W1 container with soil sample weights W2, container and oven dried sand weights W3. The Moisture Content of soil is ___________.
- Known the soil properties: e - void ratio, n - porosity, w - water content, G - specific gravity, S - degree of saturation, γ sat - Saturated unit weight of soil; and γ w - unit weight of water. From among the following relations, identify the relation that is INCORRECT.
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