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Percentage Air Voids (n)

1.5 - Percentage Air Voids (n)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the void ratio if the volume of voids is 10 m³ and the volume of soil solids is 5 m³?

💡 Hint: Use the formula e = Vv / Vs.

Question 2 Easy

If a soil has a total volume of 100 m³ and 40 m³ of voids, calculate the porosity.

💡 Hint: Use the formula n = Vv / Vt * 100.

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Question 1

What is the formula for calculating void ratio?

Va/Vs
Vv/Vs
Vw/Vs

💡 Hint: Think about the definition of void ratio.

Question 2

True or False: Percent air voids increases as degree of saturation increases.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what happens to voids when they are filled with water.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a soil sample with a total volume of 100 m³, where the volume of voids is 30 m³, how does varying saturation level impact the air voids percentage?

💡 Hint: Evaluate how the volume of water changes with saturation levels.

Challenge 2 Hard

A soil has a void ratio of 2.0 and this sample contains 25 m³ of solids. Calculate the total volume and then determine the total voids.

💡 Hint: Revisit the void ratio definitions to facilitate calculations.

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